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The 50 Best Short Stories of All Time

The 50 best short stories/short story collections as according to onlineclasses.org. Have a nice day.
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"Signs and Symbols" (Vladimir Nabokov)
"Signs and Symbols" (Vladimir Nabokov)
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A Good Man Is Hard to Find
A Good Man Is Hard to Find
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The Snows of Kilimanjaro (Ernest Hemingway)
The Snows of Kilimanjaro (Ernest Hemingway)
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The Fly (Katherine Mansfield)
The Fly (Katherine Mansfield)
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In the Penal Colony
In the Penal Colony
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A Hunger Artist
A Hunger Artist
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"The Lame Shall Enter First" (Flannery O'Connor)
"The Lame Shall Enter First" (Flannery O'Connor)
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The Lottery (Shirley Jackson)
The Lottery (Shirley Jackson)
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"The Use of Force" (William Carlos Williams)
"The Use of Force" (William Carlos Williams)
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"The Rocking Horse Winner" by D.H. Lawrence
"The Rocking Horse Winner" by D.H. Lawrence
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The Yellow Wallpaper
The Yellow Wallpaper
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"Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" (Joyce Carol Oates)
"Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" (Joyce Carol Oates)
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I Robot Isaac Asimov
I Robot Isaac Asimov
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Olive Kitteridge
Olive Kitteridge
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The Things They Carried (Tim O'Brien)
The Things They Carried (Tim O'Brien)
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Dubliners
Dubliners
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NINE STORIES
NINE STORIES
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Steps
Steps
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"Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
"Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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Will You Please Be Quiet Please?
Will You Please Be Quiet Please?
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21
The Celebrated Jumping Frog
The Celebrated Jumping Frog
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Rikki Tikki Tavi by Rudyard Kipling
Rikki Tikki Tavi by Rudyard Kipling
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The Body
The Body
24
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
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The Tell-Tale Heart (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Tell-Tale Heart (Edgar Allan Poe)
26
Sound of Thunder (Ray Bradbury)
Sound of Thunder (Ray Bradbury)
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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
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"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell
"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell
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"Three Questions" (Leo Tolstoy)
"Three Questions" (Leo Tolstoy)
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"The Very Old Man With Enormous Wings" (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
"The Very Old Man With Enormous Wings" (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
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The Fall of the House of Usher
The Fall of the House of Usher
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Harrison Bergeron
Harrison Bergeron
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33
The Nose
The Nose
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The Diamond as Big as the Ritz & Other Stories
The Diamond as Big as the Ritz & Other Stories
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"The Looking Glass" (Anton Chekhov)
"The Looking Glass" (Anton Chekhov)
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"The South" (Jorge Luis Borges)
"The South" (Jorge Luis Borges)
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"The Swimmer" by John Cheever
"The Swimmer" by John Cheever
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To Build a Fire by Jack London
To Build a Fire by Jack London
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The Nightingale and the Rose (Oscar Wilde)
The Nightingale and the Rose (Oscar Wilde)
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"Meneseteung" (Alice Munro)
"Meneseteung" (Alice Munro)
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