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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
3
The Snows of Kilimanjaro (Ernest Hemingway)
The Snows of Kilimanjaro (Ernest Hemingway)
4
The Fly (Katherine Mansfield)
The Fly (Katherine Mansfield)
5
In the Penal Colony
In the Penal Colony
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A Hunger Artist
A Hunger Artist
7
"The Lame Shall Enter First" (Flannery O'connor)
"The Lame Shall Enter First" (Flannery O'connor)
8
The Lottery
The Lottery
9
"The Use of Force" (William Carlos Williams)
"The Use of Force" (William Carlos Williams)
10
"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
12
"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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13
I Robot Isaac Asimov
I Robot Isaac Asimov
14
Olive Kitteridge
Olive Kitteridge
15
The Things They Carried (Tim O'Brien)
The Things They Carried (Tim O'Brien)
16
Dubliners
Dubliners
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NINE STORIES
NINE STORIES
18
Steps
Steps
19
"Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
"Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
20
Will You Please Be Quiet Please?
Will You Please Be Quiet Please?
21
The Celebrated Jumping Frog
The Celebrated Jumping Frog
22
Rikki Tikki Tavi by Rudyard Kipling
Rikki Tikki Tavi by Rudyard Kipling
23
The Body
The Body
24
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
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25
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)
27
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
28
"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell
"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell
29
"Three Questions" (Leo Tolstoy)
"Three Questions" (Leo Tolstoy)
30
"The Very Old Man With Enormous Wings" (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
"The Very Old Man With Enormous Wings" (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
31
The Fall of the House of Usher
The Fall of the House of Usher
32
Harrison Bergeron
Harrison Bergeron
33
The Nose
The Nose
34
The Diamond as Big as the Ritz & Other Stories
The Diamond as Big as the Ritz & Other Stories
35
"The Looking Glass" (Anton Chekhov)
"The Looking Glass" (Anton Chekhov)
36
"The South" (Jorge Luis Borges)
"The South" (Jorge Luis Borges)
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37
"The Swimmer" by John Cheever
"The Swimmer" by John Cheever
38
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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