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Thousands of great short stories can be found in American Literature's Short Story Library, including many of the greatest short stories ever written. Our collection continues to expand and we also feature a Short Story of the Day.
by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Brunett created an inspirational tale of transformation and empowerment. Mary Lennox, a sickly and contrary little girl, is orphaned to dim prospects in a gloomy English manor - her only friend is a bed-ridden boy named Colin whose prospects may be dimmer than hers.
We've chosen the Arabian Nights, Windermere Series, illustrated by Milo Winter (1914). This story probably did not appear until the European translations, notably by Antoine Galland (1704 and 1717). There once lived in a town of Persia two brothers, one named Cassim and the other Ali Baba.
As the big door swung behind me I caught the echo of a roar of laughter that went up to the ceiling of the bank. Since then I bank no more. I keep my money in cash in my trousers pocket and my savings in silver dollars in a sock. My Financial Career was featured as The Short Story of the Day on Thu, Jul 28, 2016.
Enjoy sharing more great stories in our Favorite Fairy Tales and Short Stories for Children. Once upon a time there lived a poor widow and her son Jack. One day, Jack’s mother told him to sell their only cow. Jack went to the market and on the way he met a man who wanted to buy his cow.
The Andy Adams Page at American Literature, featuring a biography and Free Library of the author's Novels, Stories, Poems, Letters, and Texts.
by Laura E. Richards. The Coming of the King is a delightful morality tale featured in Ms. Richards' collection of stories and poems, The Pig Brother and Other Fables and Stories (1881).
A monologue from William Shakespeare's As You Like It, spoken by the melancholy Jaques in Act II, Scene VII. All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances, And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages.
The H.G. Wells Page at American Literature, featuring a biography and Free Library of the author's Novels, Stories, Poems, Letters, and Texts.
