A Little Journey by Ray Bradbury
A Little Journey by Ray Bradbury first in appeared in Galaxy Magazine in 1951 and follows the misadventures of a group of elderly women who have poured their life savings into a final trip to an outer-space paradise.
Short Stories
Free short stories by the all time great short story writers
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Ex Oblivione by H. P. Lovecraft
Ex Oblivione by H. P. Lovecraft is a prose poem written in late 1920 or early 1921 and first published in The United Amateur in March 1921, under the pseudonym Ward Phillips.
Dracula’s Guest by Bram Stoker
Dracula’s Guest by Bram Stoker was first published in the short story collection Dracula’s Guest and Other Weird Stories in 1914.
Ningyo No Haka by Lafcadio Hearn
Ningyo No Haka by Lafcadio Hearn first appeared in Gleanings in Buddha-Fields, the third book of Hearn’s Japanese period, published in 1897.
Her Lover by Maxim Gorky
Much of Maxim Gorky writing reflects his own terrible life experiences and suffering. It is in his short stories that he reveals his true genius. Her Lover by Maxim Gorky describes the plight of a lonely, alienated woman who creates an imaginary lover for herself.
The Father by Björnstjerne Björnson
The Father by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson’s was originally written in Norwegian and published in 1860. The story is set in rural Norway and appeared in The Bridal March and Other Stories
The History of England by Jane Austen
The History of England by Jane Austen was written when she was just 15. It’s a lively and somewhat disrespectful overview of the history of England’s monarchy.
An Italian Dream By Charles Dickens
An Italian Dream by Charles Dickens is taken from his travelogue Pictures from Italy published in 1846.
The Man And The Cannon by Victor Hugo
The Man and the Cannon by Victor Hugo tells of the effort to deal with a wayward cannon destroying a French warship. It is also referred to as A Fight with a Cannon, written in 1874 it is noted as his last published work.
The Mystery of the Semi-Detached by Edith Nesbit
Written in 1893, The Mystery of the Semi-Detached by Edith Nesbit tells of a young man perplexed when his lover fails to show up for a half-clandestine meeting and passes her house on the way home.