Short Stories

Short Stories & Their Authors

• Thousands of Short Stories - from American Literature website
• 20 Great American Short Stories - hone in on some of the most famous stories from American Literature
• Short Stories at East of the Web - Includes classic and contemporary stories, with information about reader ratings, length, etc. Browse by author, title and other criteria.
  • Classic American Short Stories from East of the Web
  • Classic Short Stories - Listing of the stories by author with mention of the books they were taken from or mention of the person who supplied the story to website. Also includes word count
• Short Stories at Classic Reader - All books published on the Classic Reader website are out-of-copyright, meaning their copyright protection has expired. This means you won't find the latest Stephen King, Tom Clancy, etc. You will find classic literary works from the start of the 20th century and previous centuries. You can find the stories organized by the author's last name.
  • O. Henry Award Stories
  • Read Book Online - Stories listed by author. You can also search by title

About Authors

• LitLinks - Information about Authors
• Yahoo! Authors

About the Short Story

• Wikipedia: Short story
• The American Short Story: A Chronology
• Literary Resources - American (Rutgers)

For Fun

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