The Best Short Story Books

Discover the best short story books for every reader! Explore our curated list of must-read collections, from classic tales to modern masterpieces. Perfect for quick reads and literary lovers.

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Welcome to the Monkey House Cover
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Welcome to the Monkey House

by Kurt Vonnegut

“[Kurt Vonnegut] strips the flesh from bone and makes you laugh while he does it. . . . There are twenty-five stories here, and each …
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Bradbury Classic Stories 1 Cover
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Bradbury Classic Stories 1

 

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The Snows of Kilimanjaro and Other Stories (Scribner Classics) Cover
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The Snows of Kilimanjaro and Other Stories (Scribner Classics)

 

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The Tales of Beedle the Bard Cover
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The Tales of Beedle the Bard

 

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The Devil and Daniel Webster

by Stephen Vincent Benet

THE STORY: Jabez Stone, young farmer, has just been married, and the guests are dancing at his wedding. But Jabez carries a burden, for he …
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Just after sunset Cover
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Just after sunset

 

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Everything's Eventual

 

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Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe Cover
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Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe

by Edgar Allan Poe

U.S. poet/writer 1809-1849.
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The Complete Stories Cover
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The Complete Stories

by Franz Kafka

The complete stories of one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century, the author of The Metamorphosis and The Trial. “An important book, valuable …
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Stories Cover
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Stories

 

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Selected Stories of H. G. Wells Cover
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Selected Stories of H. G. Wells

by H. G. Wells

Ursula K. Le Guin’s selection of twenty-six stories showcases H. G. Wells’s genius and reintroduces readers to his singular talent for making the unbelievable seem …
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The Overcoat and Other Short Stories Cover
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The Overcoat and Other Short Stories

by Nikolai Gogol

Four short stories include a satirical tale of Russian bureaucrats and a portrayal of an elderly couple living in the secluded countryside.
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The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick: The short happy life of the Brown Oxford Cover
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The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick: The short happy life of the Brown Oxford

by Philip K. Dick

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