Short Story Collections from LibriVox
Number of Items: 166
- 20 Short Science Fiction Stories by Various
- Compilation of 20 Science Fiction Short… [more...]Compilation of 20 Science Fiction Short Stories - Summary by Kirk Ziegler [LibriVox Link] [less...]
- Adventures of Danny Meadow Mouse (Dramatic Reading), The by Thornton W. Burgess (1874 - 1965)
- Danny begins his tale regretting the len… [more...]Danny begins his tale regretting the length of his tail until he is corrected by Mr. Toad. Then he has a series of stalkings by Reddy and Granny Fox. He is captured by Hooty the Owl and escapes mid-flight to Peter Rabbit's briar patch. Peter goes to Farmer Brown's peach orchard and gets caught in a snare and barely escapes himself. Finally Danny gets trapped in a tin can and must use his wits to escape Reddy Fox again. (Summary from Wikipedia)<br /><br /><b><strong>Cast:</strong></b><br /><br />Narrator..............................<a href="http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=5796">Linette Geisel</a><br /> <br />Danny Meadow Mouse.......<a href="http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=6035">Marty Kris</a><br /> <br />Striped Chipmunk...............<a href="http://elizabethklettaudio.com/">Elizabeth Klett</a><br /> <br />Johnny Chuck.....................<a href="http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=3664">Barry Eads</a><br /> <br />Old Mr. Toad.......................<a href="http://globalutists.blogspot.com/">Scott A. Jackson</a><br /> <br />Reddy Fox..........................<a href="http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=7040">Chris Marcellus</a><br /> <br />Granny Fox.........................<a href="http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=4145">Patti Cunningham</a><br /> <br />Hooty the Owl......................<a href="http://elizabethklettaudio.com/">Elizabeth Klett</a><br /> <br />Tommy Tit the Chickadee....<a href="http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=4744">Amy Gramour</a><br /> <br />Peter Rabbit........................<a href="http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=6754">ToddHW</a><br /> <br />Farmer Brown.....................<a href="http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=3664">Barry Eads</a><br /> <br />Farmer Brown's Boy............<a href="http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=6130">ChyAnne Donnell</a><br /><br /><strong>Audio Edited By:</strong> <a href="http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=5796">Linette Geisel</a><br /><br />This project was proof listened by Linette Geisel and ToddHW. [LibriVox Link] [less...]
- Atlantic Narratives: Modern Short Stories by Various
- This book, published in 1918 by the Atla… [more...]This book, published in 1918 by the Atlantic Monthly Press, is a collection of 23 "modern short stories", written by various authors as follows: Cornelia A. P. Comer, Amy Wentworth Stone, Elizabeth Ashe, Dallas Lore Sharp, H. G. Dwight, Mary Lerner, Charles Caldwell Dobie, Henry Seidel Canby, Zephine Humphrey, Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Katharine Butler, Madeleine Z. Doty, F. J. Louriet, Ernest Starr, C. A. Mercer, Margaret Sherwood, E. Nesbit, E. V. Lucas, Margaret Lynn, Margaret Prescott Montague, and Arthur Russell Taylor. This audio compilation begins with the stories themselves, each Section followed by the editor's Biographical and Interpretative Notes, and at the end of the collection, the book's lengthy Introduction is included for the benefit of scholars who may be interested in editor Charles Swain Thomas' detailed opinions on what makes a short story compelling and why women excel in this genre. (Summary by Michele Fry) [LibriVox Link] [less...]
- Atlantic Narratives: Modern Short Stories; Second Series by Various
- This book is composed of 24 short storie… [more...]This book is composed of 24 short stories, published in 1918 by the Atlantic Monthly Press, and is the second collection of "modern short stories" edited by Charles Swain Thomas. They appeared in the Atlantic monthly magazine around the turn of the century and are written by various authors as follows: Mary Antin, Elizabeth Ashe, Kathleen Carman, Cornelia A. P. Comer, Mazo De La Roche, Annie Hamilton Donnell, James Edmund Dunning, Rebecca Hooper Eastman, William Addleman Ganoe, Lucy Huffaker, Joseph Husband, S. H. Kemper, Christina Krysto, Ellen Mackubin, Edith Ronald Mirrielees, Margaret Prescott Montague, E. Morlae, Meredith Nicholson, Kathleen Norris, Laura Spencer Portor, Lucy Pratt, Elsie Singmaster, Charles Haskins Townsend, Edith Wyatt. This audio compilation begins with the stories themselves, each Section followed by the editor's Biographical and Interpretive Notes. Some of these stories are happy, some are sad, some might be downright tragic, but hopefully they will leave you thinking about life a little bit differently. (Summary by Arie) [LibriVox Link] [less...]
- Best American Humorous Short Stories, The by Various and Alexander Jessup (1871 - )
- Eighteen short stories by famous and lit… [more...]Eighteen short stories by famous and little known authors compassing the period 1839 - 1914. The editor's very extensive introduction is omitted from this LibriVox audio book. (Summary by David Wales) [LibriVox Link] [less...]
- Best British Short Stories of 1922, The by Various
- Twenty-four short stories by famous and… [more...]Twenty-four short stories by famous and not-so-famous British authors. (Summary by David Wales) <br /><br /><i>Note: A shortened section 21 was replaced on Dec 30, 2014 with the full text.</i> [LibriVox Link] [less...]
- Best Short Stories of 1915, The by Various
- It seems advisable to undertake a study… [more...]It seems advisable to undertake a study of the American short story from year to year as it is represented in the American periodicals which care most to develop its art and its audiences, and to appraise so far as may be the relative achievement of author and magazine in the successful fulfillment of this aim. - Summary by Edward J. O'Brien, Editor [LibriVox Link] [less...]
- Best Short Stories of 1917, The by Various
- I deny that the American short story is… [more...]I deny that the American short story is at a low ebb, and I offer the present volume as a revelation of the best that is now being done in this field. I agree with Mrs. Colum that the best stories are only to be found after a laborious dusty search, but this is the proof rather than the refutation of my position.[excerpt from Introduction] - Summary by Edward J. O'Brien, Editor [LibriVox Link] [less...]
- Dozen Short Stories from H. G. Wells, A by H. G. Wells (1866 - 1946)
- Twelve of H. G. Wells' early short stori… [more...]Twelve of H. G. Wells' early short stories (1894-1925) originally printed in various magazines and papers. His earlier works delve into the human condition, looked at through a humorous lens. Love, romance, infidelity, parenthood and more are the subjects of the various stories, often told with a wry twist of humor. (Summary by Krista Zaleski) [LibriVox Link] [less...]
- Dramatic Selections from Henry Lawson's Short Stories by Henry Lawson (1867 - 1922)
- 01. That Pretty Girl in the Army<br /><b… [more...]01. That Pretty Girl in the Army<br /><br />The Salvation Army is having a hard time of things in the rough Outback town of Bourke. That is, until Sister Hannah arrives... - Summary by Son of the Exiles<br /><br />Coordinated by: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8879">Son of the Exiles</a><br />Sister Hannah: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/11084">Devorah Allen</a><br />Jack Moonlight: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10789">Tomas Peter</a><br />Billy Woods: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10801">Jim Locke</a><br />Jake Boreham: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8425">Larry Wilson</a><br />Reformed Drunkard: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/12980">Wayne Cooke</a><br />Bob Brothers: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/4705">Algy Pug</a><br />Mitchell: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7170">Alan Mapstone</a><br />Donald Macdonald: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7026">Michele Eaton</a><br />One-Eyed Bogan: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/11927">lorda</a><br />Female Testifier: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/11059">Lauren-Emma Blake</a><br />Blunderer: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/16484">Therese Lindholm</a><br />Black Testifier: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/12980">Wayne Cooke</a><br />Heckler: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6754">ToddHW</a><br />Narrator: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8677">KHand</a><br /><br />02. The Hairy Man<br /><br />It was the day after Australia's Anniversary Day and all the patriots wanted to do was nurse their hangovers out in the scrub of the isolated western spur of the Blue Mountains. But following close on the heels of their hair-of-the-dog comes The Hairy Man, Australia's own version of Bigfoot. - Summary by Son of the Exiles<br /><br />Coordinated by: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8879">Son of the Exiles</a><br />Jack Jones: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7170">Alan Mapstone</a><br />Andy Page: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8425">Larry Wilson</a><br />Dave Regan: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/11927">lorda</a><br />Jim Bentley: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6754">ToddHW</a><br />Mahoney: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/11790">TJ Burns</a><br />Foley: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/4705">Algy Pug</a><br />Narrator: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8879">Son of the Exiles</a><br /><br />03. Macquarie's Mate<br /><br />Even "the veriest wreck in the drink-fiend's clutch" won't stand idly by and hear his mate slagged off. - Summary by Son of the Exiles <br /><br />Coordinated by: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8879">Son of the Exiles</a><br />Awful Example: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7170">Alan Mapstone</a><br />Box-o’-Tricks: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6754">ToddHW</a><br />Barcoo: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/4705">Algy Pug</a><br />“Sally” Thompson: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7026">Michele Eaton</a><br />Stiffner the Shanty-Keeper: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10995">April6090</a><br />Macquarie: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/11927">lorda</a><br />Somebody: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/14540">Andrew Gaunce</a><br />Narrator: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8879">Son of the Exiles</a><br /><br />04. His Country After All<br /><br />"Lives there a man with soul so dead..." - Summary taken from text<br /><br />Coordinated by: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8879">Son of the Exiles</a><br />Australian-born American: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/12980">Wayne Cooke</a><br />New Zealand bagman: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10801">Jim Locke</a><br />Coach Driver: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6754">ToddHW</a><br />Posh-sounding British voice: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7170">Alan Mapstone</a><br />Australian rabbit-trapper: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/4705">Algy Pug</a><br />Narrator: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8677">KHand</a><br /> [LibriVox Link] [less...]
- Ellis Parker Butler Short Story Collection, Vol 1 by Ellis Parker Butler (1869 - 1937)
- Ellis Parker Butler was an American auth… [more...]Ellis Parker Butler was an American author. He was the author of more than 30 books and more than 2,000 stories and essays. These are eight of his humorous short stories about life. - Summary by KirksVoice [LibriVox Link] [less...]
- Fireside Christmas Short Stories by Various
- A collection of Christmas-themed short s… [more...]A collection of Christmas-themed short stories, intended to warm the heart and share with the family. Each story or poem in this collection is unique: some make us pause to consider the meaning of Christmas, others entertain and make us smile. So curl up in front of a blazing fire and be transported back to Christmases past. (Summary by Lynne Thompson) [LibriVox Link] [less...]
- Four Noncanonical Sherlock Holmes Short Stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930)
- Although the Sherlock Holmes canon tradi… [more...]Although the Sherlock Holmes canon traditionally consists of four novels and 56 short stories written by Arthur Conan Doyle, there are many Sherlock Holmes stories outside the canon. Most of these noncanonical stories were written by authors other than Doyle, but there are four short stories about Holmes written by Doyle that are nonetheless excluded from the canon, for various reasons. This LibriVox album consists of these four noncanonical stories. The first story, "The Field Bazaar", was first published in 1896 in a special issue of a University of Edinburgh student newspaper called The Student. Doyle wrote this very brief story to support a fundraising event at the university, his alma mater, but most scholars consider the story to be a parody and therefore not part of the canon. The second and third stories, "The Lost Special" and "The Man with the Watches", were both published in The Strand Magazine in 1898 and both feature mysteries involving trains. These two stories are not part of the canon because neither story mentions Holmes by name, although literary scholars have proposed that the unnamed "amateur reasoner" in "The Lost Special" and the unnamed "well-known criminal investigator" in "The Man with the Watches" are intended to be Holmes, and this theory is accepted for the purposes of this LibriVox album. Doyle wrote the fourth story, "How Watson Learned the Trick", for a miniature book that was placed in Queen Mary's Dolls' House, a dollhouse built for Queen Mary in the 1920s that housed a tiny library featuring works by several famous authors of the day, the contents of which were published in 1924 for public consumption. Considered a companion piece to "The Field Bazaar" due to both stories consisting entirely of conversations between Holmes and Watson over breakfast, "How Watson Learned the Trick" is similarly excluded from the canon on the grounds of being a parody. - Summary by David Purdy<br /><br /><b>Cast List:</b><br /><br />Sherlock Holmes: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/167">Peter Yearsley</a><br />Dr. Watson: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10542">David Purdy</a><br />Herbert de Lernac: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/4705">Algy Pug</a><br />James: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/14661">NoelVox</a><br />James Bland: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/15607">Lewis West</a><br />Inspector Collins: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7170">Alan Mapstone</a><br />John Palmer: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/15846">Brant Burgiss</a><br />Potter Hood; Dude: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/9929">Zames Curran</a><br />James McPherson; John: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/13552">chuckconvr</a><br />Edward; Kenyon Junction Station Master: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10789">Tomas Peter</a><br />Sparrow MacCoy; Earlstown Station Master: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/13577">Adrian Stephens</a><br />Coroner; Newton Station Master: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/11059">Lauren-Emma Blake</a><br />Barton Moss Station Master: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/15064">Marvin</a><br />Manchester Station Master: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8425">Larry Wilson</a><br />Collins Green Station Master: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10615">Twinkle</a><br />St. Helens Station Master: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8164">Rob Marland</a><br />Narrator: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7026">Michele Eaton</a><br /><br /><b>Edited by:</b> <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/167">Peter Yearsley</a><br /><br /><b>Proof listener:</b> <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/15565">Dulcamara</a> [LibriVox Link] [less...]
- Ghost Story Collection 001 by Various
- A collection of ten pieces, read by vari… [more...]A collection of ten pieces, read by various readers, about the unreal edges of this world in legend and story; tales of love, death and beyond. If just one story prickles the hair on the back of your neck, or prickles your eyelids with the touch of tears, we will have succeeded. (Summary by Peter Yearsley) [LibriVox Link] [less...]
- Ghost Story Collection 002 by Various
- A collection of ten pieces, read by vari… [more...]A collection of ten pieces, read by various readers, about the unreal edges of this world in legend and story; tales of love, death and beyond. If just one story prickles the hair on the back of your neck, or prickles your eyelids with the touch of tears, we will have succeeded. [LibriVox Link] [less...]
- Ghost Story Collection 003 by Various
- A collection of ten pieces, read by vari… [more...]A collection of ten pieces, read by various readers, about the unreal edges of this world in legend and story; tales of love, death and beyond. If just one story prickles the hair on the back of your neck, or prickles your eyelids with the touch of tears, we will have succeeded. [LibriVox Link] [less...]
- Ghost Story Collection 004 by Various
- A collection of ten pieces, read by vari… [more...]A collection of ten pieces, read by various readers, about the unreal edges of this world in legend and story; tales of love, death and beyond. If just one story prickles the hair on the back of your neck, or prickles your eyelids with the touch of tears, we will have succeeded. [LibriVox Link] [less...]
- Ghost Story Collection 005 by Various
- A collection of ten pieces, read by vari… [more...]A collection of ten pieces, read by various readers, about the unreal edges of this world in legend and story; tales of love, death and beyond. If just one story prickles the hair on the back of your neck, or prickles your eyelids with the touch of tears, we will have succeeded. [LibriVox Link] [less...]
- Ghost Story Collection 006 by Various
- A collection of ten pieces, read by vari… [more...]A collection of ten pieces, read by various readers, about the unreal edges of this world in legend and story; tales of love, death and beyond. If just one story prickles the hair on the back of your neck, or prickles your eyelids with the touch of tears, we will have succeeded.(Summary by Peter Yearsley) [LibriVox Link] [less...]
- Hans Christian Andersen: Fairytales and Short Stories Volume 1, 1835 to 1842 by Hans Christian Andersen (1805 - 1875)
- A collection of some of Hans Christian A… [more...]A collection of some of Hans Christian Andersen's works. He is a Danish author and poet most famous for his fairy tales. (Summary by Kristingj) [LibriVox Link] [less...]
- Hans Christian Andersen: Fairytales and Short Stories Volume 2, 1844 to 1847 by Hans Christian Andersen (1805 - 1875)
- A collection of some of Hans Christian A… [more...]A collection of some of Hans Christian Andersen's works. He is a Danish author and poet most famous for his fairy tales. (Summary by Kristingj) [LibriVox Link] [less...]