Timeless collection of the greatest American short stories.
Finding time for reading can often be a difficult task for many people with hectic and busy schedules. Committing oneself to a novel often involves a major investment of time and daily distractions, and tasks interfere with the ability to complete a novel in a timely fashion. Short stories are designed to be read in one sitting. As such, short stories can be easily read on the morning commute, on a lunch break or in the evening. Reading short stories helps to establish a reading schedule or routine. Short stories provide ample opportunities to increase your knowledge about different cultures and different lifestyles.
A HORSEMAN IN THE SKY by Ambrose Bierce
A MUNICIPAL REPORT by O. Henry
A PAIR OF SILK STOCKINGS by Kate Chopin
A PIECE OF RED CALICO by Frank Stockton
A PRINCESS OF MARS by Edgar Rice Burroughs
A WHITE HERON by Sarah Orne Jewett
BARTLEBY by Herman Melville
BENITO CERENO by Herman Melville
DOCTOR HEIDEGGER'S EXPERIMENT by Nathaniel Hawthorne