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Short Story and Novella Favourites

Here's 50 of my favourite short story collections and novellas that I have enjoyed over the years.
Ranging from the light and breezy to those that take more time to enjoy.
Hope they inspire the love of short stories
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Only the Animals (Ceridwen Dovey)
Only the Animals
1
Ceridwen Dovey
Roald Dahl: Collected Stories
Roald Dahl: Collected Stories
2
Roald Dahl Books
Roald Dahl Books
3
Ten Sorry Tales (Mick Jackson)
Ten Sorry Tales
4
Mick Jackson
The Birds (Daphne Du Maurier)
The Birds
5
Daphne Du Maurier
God Was Here but He Left Early (Irwin Shaw)
God Was Here but He Left Early
6
Irwin Shaw
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
7
George Orwell
May We Borrow Your Husband? (Graham Greene)
May We Borrow Your Husband?
8
Graham Greene
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption [The Shawshank Redemption] (Stephen King)
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption [The Shawshank Redemption]
9
Stephen King
Thinner (Stephen King)
Thinner
10
Stephen King
The Long Walk (Stephen King)
The Long Walk
11
Stephen King
Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Other Stories (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Other Stories
12
F. Scott Fitzgerald
You Are Free (Danzy Senna)
You Are Free
13
Danzy Senna
Sightseeing (Rattawut Lapcharoensap)
Sightseeing
14
Rattawut Lapcharoensap
The Cement Garden
The Cement Garden
15
Flights of Love (Bernhard Schlink)
Flights of Love
16
Bernhard Schlink
Consider Her Ways and Others (John Wyndham)
Consider Her Ways and Others
17
John Wyndham
Chocky (John Wyndham)
Chocky
18
John Wyndham
The Midwich Cuckoos (John Wyndham)
The Midwich Cuckoos
19
John Wyndham
The Chrysalids (John Wyndham)
The Chrysalids
20
John Wyndham
Million Dollar Baby (F.X. Toole)
Million Dollar Baby
21
F.X. Toole
The Fifth Child (Doris Lessing)
The Fifth Child
22
Doris Lessing
Two Eerie Tales of Suspense (Paul Torday)
Two Eerie Tales of Suspense
23
Paul Torday
The Embassy of Cambodia (Zadie Smith)
The Embassy of Cambodia
24
Zadie Smith
No Comebacks (Frederick Forsyth)
No Comebacks
25
Frederick Forsyth
Regions of Thick-Ribbed Ice (Helen Garner)
Regions of Thick-Ribbed Ice
26
Helen Garner
Merciless Gods (Christos Tsiolkas)
Merciless Gods
27
Christos Tsiolkas
The Devil's Larder (Jim Crace)
The Devil's Larder
28
Jim Crace
The Fat Man in History (Peter Carey)
The Fat Man in History
29
Peter Carey
Astray (Emma Donoghue)
Astray
30
Emma Donoghue
Roar (Cecelia Ahern)
Roar
31
Cecelia Ahern
Night Shift (Stephen King)
Night Shift
32
Stephen King
Different Seasons (Stephen King)
Different Seasons
33
Stephen King
The Lottery and Other Stories (Shirley Jackson)
The Lottery and Other Stories
34
Shirley Jackson
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
35
John Steinbeck
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
36
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
37
Aldous Huxley
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
38
Truman Capote
Not After Midnight (Daphne Du Maurier)
Not After Midnight
39
Daphne Du Maurier
The Boat (Nam Le)
The Boat
40
Nam Le
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