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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
Shirley Jackson
122
Love and Friendship and Other Youthful Writings (Jane Austen)
Love and Friendship and Other Youthful Writings
Jane Austen
123
The Love of a Good Woman (Alice Munro)
The Love of a Good Woman
Alice Munro
124
The Masque of the Red Death (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Masque of the Red Death
Edgar Allan Poe
125
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle
126
The Metamorphosis (Franz Kafka)
The Metamorphosis
Franz Kafka
127
The Million Dollar Bond Robbery (Agatha Christie)
The Million Dollar Bond Robbery
Agatha Christie
128
Minority Report (Philip K. Dick)
Minority Report
Philip K. Dick
129
Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories (Agatha Christie)
Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories
Agatha Christie
130
A Modest Proposal (Jonathan Swift)
A Modest Proposal
Jonathan Swift
131
The Monkey's Paw (W. W. Jacobs)
The Monkey's Paw
W. W. Jacobs
132
The Most Dangerous Game (Connell)
The Most Dangerous Game
Connell
133
The Murders in the Rue Morgue (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
Edgar Allan Poe
134
My Life (Anton Chekhov)
My Life
Anton Chekhov
135
The Mystery of Hunter's Lodge (Agatha Christie)
The Mystery of Hunter's Lodge
Agatha Christie
136
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket (Edgar Allen Poe)
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket
Edgar Allen Poe
137
New York Stories (Various)
New York Stories
Various
138
Nine Stories (J.D. Salinger)
Nine Stories
J.D. Salinger
139
The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas (Ursula K Le Guin)
The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas
Ursula K Le Guin
140
The Overcoat (Nikolai Gogol)
The Overcoat
Nikolai Gogol
141
A Perfect Day for Bananafish (J.D. Salinger)
A Perfect Day for Bananafish
J.D. Salinger
142
The Philip K. Dick Reader (Philip K. Dick)
The Philip K. Dick Reader
Philip K. Dick
143
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams (Philip K. Dick)
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
Philip K. Dick
144
The Pit and the Pendulum (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Pit and the Pendulum
Edgar Allan Poe
145
Postcards (E. Annie Proulx)
Postcards
E. Annie Proulx
146
The Purloined Letter (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Purloined Letter
Edgar Allan Poe
147
A Quiver Full of Arrows
A Quiver Full of Arrows
148
Rashomon and Other Stories (Ryūnosuke Akutagawa)
Rashomon and Other Stories
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
149
The Raven (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Raven
Edgar Allan Poe
150
The Return of Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle
151
Reunion (John Cheever)
Reunion
John Cheever
152
Rip Van Winkle (Washington Irving)
Rip Van Winkle
Washington Irving
153
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption (Stephen King)
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
Stephen King
154
The Rocking-Horse Winner (D.H. Lawrence)
The Rocking-Horse Winner
D.H. Lawrence
155
Runaway (Alice Munro)
Runaway
Alice Munro
156
Selected Short Stories (William Faulkner)
Selected Short Stories
William Faulkner
157
Selected Short Stories (Honore De Balzac)
Selected Short Stories
Honore De Balzac
158
Selected Short Stories (Virginia Woolf)
Selected Short Stories
Virginia Woolf
159
Selected Short Stories (Joseph Conrad)
Selected Short Stories
Joseph Conrad
160
Selected Short Stories (Guy De Maupassant)
Selected Short Stories
Guy De Maupassant
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