My favorite shorts
Discover a curated list of my favorite short books—perfect for quick reads. Find top picks, must-reads, and hidden gems in concise, impactful literature.
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The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
by Ambrose Bierce
If we could only put aside our civil pose and say what we really thought, the world would be a lot like the one alluded …
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The Complete Tales Of Washington Irving
by Washington Irving
Originally published: Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1975.
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Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre: The Best of H. P. Lovecraft
by H. P. Lovecraft
“H.P. Lovecraft has yet to be surpassed as the twentieth century’s greatest practitioner of the classic horror tale.”—Stephen King “The oldest and strongest emotion of …
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The Complete Short Stories Of Ernest Hemingway
by Ernest Hemingway
The complete, authoritative collection of Ernest Hemingway's short fiction, including classic stories like "The Snows of Kilimanjaro," "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place," and "The Short Happy …
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The Complete Short Stories of Mark Twain
by Mark Twain
For deft plotting, riotous inventiveness, unforgettable characters, and language that brilliantly captures the lively rhythms of American speech, no American writer comes close to Mark …
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Nine Stories
by J.D. Salinger
The "original, first-rate, serious, and beautiful" short fiction (New York Times Book Review) that introduced J. D. Salinger to American readers in the years after …
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The Royal Game & Other Stories
by Stefan Zweig
Stefan Zweig gained early fame as a poet, translator, and biographer. When he added fiction to his repertoire, his work was critically acclaimed. However, Zweig …