100 years of the best American short stories

Collects forty short stories published between 1915 and 2015, from writers that include Ernest Hemingway, John Updike, and Alice Munro that exemplify their era and stand the test of time.

The best American short stories of the century

The collected short stories of Louis L'Amour —L'Amour, Louis, 1908-1988.

The bazaar of bad dreams : stories —King, Stephen, 1947-

The penguin book of Canadian short stories

This collection of 69 stories - over a century's worth of the best Canadian literature by an extraordinary array of our finest writers - has been selected and is introduced by award-winning writer Jane Urquhart.

Short stories for little monsters —Gay, Marie-Louise, author, illustrator.

Fifty-two stories (1883-1898) —Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904, author.

"Chekhov's genius left an indelible impact on every literary form in which he wrote, but none more so than short fiction. Now, renowned translators Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky give us their peerless renderings...

Beautiful days : stories —Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- author.

"A new collection of thirteen mesmerizing stories by American master Joyce Carol Oates, including the 2017 Pushcart Prize-winning "Undocumented Alien". The diverse stories of Beautiful Days explore the most secret, intim...

The best American short stories.

Glass beads : stories —Dumont, Dawn, 1978- author.

"These stories interconnect the friendships of four First Nations people spanning over two decades against the cultural, political, and historical backdrop of the 1990s and early 2000s."-- Provided by publisher.

Full throttle : stories —Hill, Joe, author.

"In this masterful collection of short fiction, Joe Hill dissects timeless human struggles in thirteen relentless tales of supernatural suspense, including "In The Tall Grass," one of two stories co-written with Stephen ...

The collected short stories of Louis L'Amour : frontier stories. Volume 5 —L'Amour, Louis, 1908-1988, author.

Short stories in Spanish

The awkward Black man : stories —Mosley, Walter, author.

"Bestselling author Walter Mosley has proven himself a master of narrative tension, both with his extraordinary fiction and gripping writing for television. The Awkward Black Man collects seventeen of Mosley's most accom...

Wild west short stories —Kelton, Elmer, author.

From rodeos to rustlers, from ranch life to the outlaw trail, Elmer Kelton's take on the human condition shows us life in Texas as it was back then: simpler but harder, with danger always present. Filled with unforgettab...

Pianos and flowers : brief encounters of the romantic kind —McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948- author.

"A delightful compendium of short stories inspired by images in the renowned photographic archive of The Sunday Times. A picture can paint a thousand words, but what about a vintage photograph? In 2015 Alexander McCall S...

Dear life —Munro, Alice, 1931- author.

The collected short stories of Louis L'Amour unabridged selections from the frontier stories, vol. 5 —L'Amour, Louis, 1908-1988.

Demigods & Magicians —Riordan, Rick, author.

"Magic, monsters, and mayhem abound when Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase meet Carter and Sadie Kane for the first time in this short story collection"--Provided by publisher.

The early stories of Truman Capote —Capote, Truman, 1924-1984.

"In a small Southern town, a teenage girl anxiously waits for her date to arrive. A little boy meets his dream dog in Central Park. A woman fights to save the life of a child who has her lover's eyes. Best friends discus...