The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Horror Fiction “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” tells the story of Ichabod Crane, sent to investigate the mystery of the headless horseman. The story is set in 1790 in... The Legend of Sleepy Hollow 35 Views Washington Irving
The Return of Sherlock Holmes Fiction Novel A young gambler is found shot dead in a closed room. Dr. Watson, who still mourns the disappearance of his famous friend is intrigued enough to step o... The Return of Sherlock Holmes 9 Views Arthur Conan Doyle
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary Horror Fiction Ghost Stories of an Antiquary is a horror short story collection by British writer M. R. James, published in 1904 (some had previously appeared in m... Ghost Stories of an Antiquary 10 Views Montague R. James
White Nights Fiction "White Nights" is a short story by Fyodor Dostoevsky, originally published in 1848, early in the writer's career. Like many of Dostoevsky's stories,... White Nights 16 Views Fyodor Dostoyevsky
A Dog's Tale Fiction Fairy Tale "A Dog's Tale" is a short story written by Mark Twain. It first appeared in the December 1903 issue of Harper's Magazine. In January of the following... A Dog's Tale 10 Views Mark Twain
The Reluctant Dragon Fiction "The Reluctant Dragon" is an 1898 children's story by Kenneth Grahame, originally published as a chapter in his book Dream Days. It is Grahame's most... The Reluctant Dragon 18 Views Kenneth Grahame
Typhoon Adventure Novel Typhoon is a short novel by Joseph Conrad, begun in 1899 and serialized in Pall Mall Magazine in January–March 1902. Its first book publication was in... Typhoon 17 Views Joseph Conrad
The Gift of the Magi Fiction "The Gift of the Magi" is a short story by O. Henry first published in 1905. The story tells of a young husband and wife and how they deal with the ch... The Gift of the Magi 20 Views O. Henry
The Monkey's Paw Horror Fiction "The Monkey's Paw" is a supernatural short story by author W. W. Jacobs, first published in England in the collection The Lady of the Barge in 1902. I... The Monkey's Paw 12 Views W. W. Jacobs
Red Shadows Fantasy Adventure Fiction Red Shadows is the first of a series of stories featuring Howard’s puritan avenger, Solomon Kane. Kane tracks his prey over land and sea, enters the j... Red Shadows 5 Views Robert Ervin Howard
The Book of Wonder Fantasy Fiction The Book of Wonder is the seventh book and fifth original short story collection of Irish fantasy writer Lord Dunsany, considered a major influence on... The Book of Wonder 5 Views Lord Dunsany
Further Chronicles of Avonlea Fiction Further Chronicles of Avonlea is a collection of short stories by L. M. Montgomery and is a sequel to Chronicles of Avonlea. Published in 1920, it inc... Further Chronicles of Avonlea 7 Views Lucy Maud Montgomery
The Dead Fiction "The Dead" is the final short story in the 1914 collection Dubliners by James Joyce. The other stories in the collection are shorter, whereas at 15,95... The Dead 4 Views James Joyce
The Machine Stops Science Fiction "The Machine Stops" is a science fiction short story (12,300 words) by E. M. Forster. After initial publication in The Oxford and Cambridge Review (No... The Machine Stops 5 Views Edward M. Forster
The Garden Party Fiction "The Garden Party" is a 1922 short story by Katherine Mansfield. It was first published (as "The Garden-Party") in three parts in the Saturday Westmin... The Garden Party 12 Views Katherine Mansfield
