Classic Short Stories

A selection of classic short stories by famous authors such as Charles Dickens, Edna Ferber, Jerome K. Jerome, O. Henry, Mark Twain, Richard Harding Davis and William Hanna Thomson.

The Rose Of Dixie - by O. Henry
This is about the creation of a new magazine called "The Rose Of Dixie".

Hunted Down - by Charles Dickens
A short story written by Charles Dickens.

The Gift Of The Magi - by O. Henry
A classic short story by O. Henry - The Gift Of The Magi.

The Question "How?" - by William Hanna Thomson
In one of Carlyle's earliest productions, dealing with the philosophy of Clothes, he showed that a man quite plainly reveals his inner self by what he wears. So we would now discuss what the being, Man, reveals about himself by his eternal question, "How?"

The Spy - by Richard Harding Davis
The story of The Spy, a short story written by Richard Harding Davis.

The Homely Heroine - by Edna Ferber
Millie Whitcomb, of the fancy goods and notions, beckoned me with her finger. I had been standing at Kate O'Malley's counter, pretending to admire her new basket-weave suitings; but in reality reveling in her droll account of how, in the train coming up from Chicago, Mrs. Judge Porterfield had worn the negro porter's coat over her chilly shoulders in mistake for her husband's.

Holiday Romance - by Charles Dickens
A short story in four parts - Holiday Romance - written by Charles Dickens.

The Cost of Kindness - by Jerome K. Jerome
A short story entitled - The Cost of Kindness written by Jerome K. Jerome.

A Dog's Tale - by Mark Twain
Mark Twain

A Cure For The Blues - by Mark Twain
A short story written by Mark Twain entitled A cure For The Blues.