25 Significant Collections of Short Stories and Tales

Explore 25 significant collections of short stories and tales that every book lover should read. Discover timeless classics and hidden gems in this curated list of must-have short story anthologies.

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Collected Fictions

by Jorge Luis Borges

For the first time in English, all the fiction by the writer who has been called “the greatest Spanish-language writer of our century” collected in …
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The Stories of Ray Bradbury

by Ray Bradbury

An imaginative group of stories that often bridge the gap between fantasy and science fiction. One hundred of Bradbury's science fiction, fantasy, horror, and midwestern …
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The Canterbury Tales

by Geoffrey Chaucer

Nevill Coghill’s masterly and vivid modern English verse translation with all the vigor and poetry of Chaucer’s fourteenth-century Middle English A Penguin Classic In The …
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Miss Marple

by Agatha Christie

All twenty of the short stories featuring Miss Jane Marple are collected in this work.
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The Best of Roald Dahl

by Roald Dahl

Includes the story "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar" now an ACADEMY AWARD®-winning short film from Wes Anderson on Netflix A collection of the best …
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Seven Gothic Tales

by Isak Dinesen

Originally published in 1934, Seven Gothic Tales, the first book by "one of the finest and most singular artists of our time" (The Atlantic), is …
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The Complete Sherlock Holmes

by Arthur Conan Doyle

Over one hundred years have passed since Sir Arthur Conan Doyle intoduced his inimitable sleuth, Sherlock Holmes, to the world--and his popularity has never waned. …
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James Joyce

by James Joyce

An omnibus edition containing three acclaimed works by the author of Ulysses features fifteen short stories from Dubliners, including "The Dead," as well as his …
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The Complete Stories

by Franz Kafka

The complete stories of one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century, the author of The Metamorphosis and The Trial. “An important book, valuable …
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Death in Venice

by Thomas Mann

Eight complex stories illustrative of the author's belief that "a story must tell itself," highlighted by the high art style of the famous title novella.
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Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe

by Edgar Allan Poe

U.S. poet/writer 1809-1849.
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