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The Ultimate Short Stories Collection - Page 4

Short stories can showcase an author's talents and enthrall readers, even in a story as short as 5-10 pages. Their narratives can move at speed, whilst also conveying the full range of emotions and writing techniques. This list showcases stories from a wide range of genres, but I've found that the best short stories tend to be science-fiction or horror stories, genres that, ironically, I don't seem to read much in terms of novels. The list also includes what I consider to be the best collections of short stories, and many specific short stories themselves which I consider to be the best to have ever been written. I hope you enjoy the list and some of these stories.
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The Lottery (Shirley Jackson)
The Lottery
121
Shirley Jackson
Love and Friendship and Other Youthful Writings (Jane Austen)
Love and Friendship and Other Youthful Writings
122
Jane Austen
The Love of a Good Woman (Alice Munro)
The Love of a Good Woman
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Alice Munro
The Masque of the Red Death (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Masque of the Red Death
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Edgar Allan Poe
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
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Arthur Conan Doyle
The Metamorphosis (Franz Kafka)
The Metamorphosis
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Franz Kafka
The Million Dollar Bond Robbery (Agatha Christie)
The Million Dollar Bond Robbery
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Agatha Christie
Minority Report (Philip K. Dick)
Minority Report
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Philip K. Dick
Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories (Agatha Christie)
Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories
129
Agatha Christie
A Modest Proposal (Jonathan Swift)
A Modest Proposal
130
Jonathan Swift
The Monkey's Paw (W. W. Jacobs)
The Monkey's Paw
131
W. W. Jacobs
The Most Dangerous Game (Connell)
The Most Dangerous Game
132
Connell
The Murders in the Rue Morgue (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
133
Edgar Allan Poe
My Life (Anton Chekhov)
My Life
134
Anton Chekhov
The Mystery of Hunter's Lodge (Agatha Christie)
The Mystery of Hunter's Lodge
135
Agatha Christie
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket (Edgar Allen Poe)
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket
136
Edgar Allen Poe
New York Stories (Various)
New York Stories
137
Various
Nine Stories (J.D. Salinger)
Nine Stories
138
J.D. Salinger
The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas (Ursula K Le Guin)
The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas
139
Ursula K Le Guin
The Overcoat (Nikolai Gogol)
The Overcoat
140
Nikolai Gogol
A Perfect Day for Bananafish (J.D. Salinger)
A Perfect Day for Bananafish
141
J.D. Salinger
The Philip K. Dick Reader (Philip K. Dick)
The Philip K. Dick Reader
142
Philip K. Dick
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams (Philip K. Dick)
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
143
Philip K. Dick
The Pit and the Pendulum (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Pit and the Pendulum
144
Edgar Allan Poe
Postcards (E. Annie Proulx)
Postcards
145
E. Annie Proulx
The Purloined Letter (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Purloined Letter
146
Edgar Allan Poe
A Quiver Full of Arrows
A Quiver Full of Arrows
147
Rashomon and Other Stories (Ryūnosuke Akutagawa)
Rashomon and Other Stories
148
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
The Raven (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Raven
149
Edgar Allan Poe
The Return of Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
150
Arthur Conan Doyle
Reunion (John Cheever)
Reunion
151
John Cheever
Rip Van Winkle (Washington Irving)
Rip Van Winkle
152
Washington Irving
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption (Stephen King)
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
153
Stephen King
The Rocking-Horse Winner (D.H. Lawrence)
The Rocking-Horse Winner
154
D.H. Lawrence
Runaway (Alice Munro)
Runaway
155
Alice Munro
Selected Short Stories (William Faulkner)
Selected Short Stories
156
William Faulkner
Selected Short Stories (Honore De Balzac)
Selected Short Stories
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Honore De Balzac
Selected Short Stories (Virginia Woolf)
Selected Short Stories
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Virginia Woolf
Selected Short Stories (Joseph Conrad)
Selected Short Stories
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Joseph Conrad
Selected Short Stories (Guy De Maupassant)
Selected Short Stories
160
Guy De Maupassant
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