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The Ultimate Short Stories Collection - Page 3

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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Ficciones (Jorge Luis Borges)
Ficciones
Jorge Luis Borges
82
The Five-Forty-Eight (John Cheever)
The Five-Forty-Eight
John Cheever
83
For Esme With Love and Squalor (J.D. Salinger)
For Esme With Love and Squalor
J.D. Salinger
84
Forty Stories (Anton Chekhov)
Forty Stories
Anton Chekhov
85
Four Past Midnight (Stephen King)
Four Past Midnight
Stephen King
86
Fragile Things (Neil Gaiman)
Fragile Things
Neil Gaiman
87
Full Dark, No Stars (Stephen King)
Full Dark, No Stars
Stephen King
88
The Garden of Forking Paths (Jorge Luis Borges)
The Garden of Forking Paths
Jorge Luis Borges
89
Ghost Stories (Henry James)
Ghost Stories
Henry James
90
Ghost Stories (Charles Dickens)
Ghost Stories
Charles Dickens
91
The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton (Edith Wharton)
The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton
Edith Wharton
92
The Gift of the Magi (O. Henry)
The Gift of the Magi
O. Henry
93
Girl (Jamaica Kincaid)
Girl
Jamaica Kincaid
94
A Good Man Is Hard to Find (Flannery O'Connor)
A Good Man Is Hard to Find
Flannery O'Connor
95
Goodbye, Columbus and Five Short Stories (Philip Roth)
Goodbye, Columbus and Five Short Stories
Philip Roth
96
Gothic Tales (Elizabeth Gaskell)
Gothic Tales
Elizabeth Gaskell
97
Green Tea (Sheridan Le Fanu)
Green Tea
Sheridan Le Fanu
98
Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales (The Brothers Grimm)
Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales
The Brothers Grimm
99
H.G. Wells: Selected Short Stories. (H.G. Wells.)
H.G. Wells: Selected Short Stories.
H.G. Wells.
100
Happy Endings (Margaret Atwood)
Happy Endings
Margaret Atwood
101
Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage (Alice Munro)
Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage
Alice Munro
102
Haunted (Chuck Palahniuk)
Haunted
Chuck Palahniuk
103
Hearts in Atlantis (Stephen King)
Hearts in Atlantis
Stephen King
104
Hercule Poirot: The Complete Short Stories (Agatha Christie)
Hercule Poirot: The Complete Short Stories
Agatha Christie
105
Hills Like White Elephants (Ernest Hemingway)
Hills Like White Elephants
Ernest Hemingway
106
His Last Bow (Arthur Conan Doyle)
His Last Bow
Arthur Conan Doyle
107
The Housebreaker of Shady Hill and Other Stories (Cheever)
The Housebreaker of Shady Hill and Other Stories
Cheever
108
If It Bleeds (Stephen King)
If It Bleeds
Stephen King
109
In a Glass Darkly (Sheridan Le Fanu)
In a Glass Darkly
Sheridan Le Fanu
110
Jack London: Novels and Stories (Jack London)
Jack London: Novels and Stories
Jack London
111
Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling)
Just So Stories
Rudyard Kipling
112
The Kidnapped Prime Minister (Agatha Christie)
The Kidnapped Prime Minister
Agatha Christie
113
The Killers (Ernest Hemingway)
The Killers
Ernest Hemingway
114
Labyrinths (Jorge Luis Borges)
Labyrinths
Jorge Luis Borges
115
The Lady With the Dog & Other Stories (Anton Chekhov)
The Lady With the Dog & Other Stories
Anton Chekhov
116
Lamb to the Slaughter (Roald Dahl)
Lamb to the Slaughter
Roald Dahl
117
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Washington Irving)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Washington Irving
118
The Little Mermaid (Hans Christian Anderson)
The Little Mermaid
Hans Christian Anderson
119
Lives of Girls and Women (Alice Munro)
Lives of Girls and Women
Alice Munro
120
The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner (Alan Sillitoe)
The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner
Alan Sillitoe
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