The Great Short Story Collection
Barry Pain
The short story is considered to be one of the most challenging genres because of the need for compact plotlines and the ability to conjure up atmosphere and character in a few sentences and to engage the reader instantly. This collection presents 66 of the greatest examples of the genre - many of them well known, some hidden literary treasures, all of them exquisite examples of the short story at its finest.
"August Heat" by W. F. Harvey
"Pigs Is Pigs" by Ellis Parker Butler
"A Dill Pickle" by Katherine Mansfield
"The White Dog" by Fedor Sologub
"Batchelors" by Hugh Walpole
"Lost Treasure" by Caradoc Evans
"The End of a Show" by Barry Pain
"The Nightmare Room" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
"Rose Rose" by Barry Pain
"The Bus Conductor" by E. F. Benson
"The Dream" by A. J. Alan
"The Drover’s Wife" by Henry Lawson
"The Egg" by Sherwood Anderson
"The Giraffe Problem" by Barry Pain
"The Green Light" by Barry Pain
"The Man of the Night" by Edgar Wallace
"The Room" by Stacy Aumonier
"The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry
"Caterpillars" by E. F. Benson
"Charles" by A. J. Alan
"The Idiot" by Arnold Bennett
"The Storm" by Kate Chopin
"A Witch in the Peak" by R. Murray Gilchrist
"The Dabblers" by W. F. Harvey
"The Trial for Murder" by Charles Dickens
"The Enemy" by Hugh Walpole
And over 40 other great stories....
Author - Barry Pain.
Narrator - Cathy Dobson.
Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Location:
United States
Description:
The short story is considered to be one of the most challenging genres because of the need for compact plotlines and the ability to conjure up atmosphere and character in a few sentences and to engage the reader instantly. This collection presents 66 of the greatest examples of the genre - many of them well known, some hidden literary treasures, all of them exquisite examples of the short story at its finest. "August Heat" by W. F. Harvey "Pigs Is Pigs" by Ellis Parker Butler "A Dill Pickle" by Katherine Mansfield "The White Dog" by Fedor Sologub "Batchelors" by Hugh Walpole "Lost Treasure" by Caradoc Evans "The End of a Show" by Barry Pain "The Nightmare Room" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle "Rose Rose" by Barry Pain "The Bus Conductor" by E. F. Benson "The Dream" by A. J. Alan "The Drover’s Wife" by Henry Lawson "The Egg" by Sherwood Anderson "The Giraffe Problem" by Barry Pain "The Green Light" by Barry Pain "The Man of the Night" by Edgar Wallace "The Room" by Stacy Aumonier "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry "Caterpillars" by E. F. Benson "Charles" by A. J. Alan "The Idiot" by Arnold Bennett "The Storm" by Kate Chopin "A Witch in the Peak" by R. Murray Gilchrist "The Dabblers" by W. F. Harvey "The Trial for Murder" by Charles Dickens "The Enemy" by Hugh Walpole And over 40 other great stories.... Author - Barry Pain. Narrator - Cathy Dobson. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Language:
English
Chapter 1
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Chapter 2
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Chapter 3
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Chapter 4
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Chapter 5
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Chapter 6
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Chapter 7
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Chapter 8
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Chapter 9
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Chapter 10
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Chapter 11
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Chapter 12
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Chapter 13
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Chapter 14
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Chapter 15
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Chapter 16
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Chapter 17
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Chapter 18
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Chapter 19
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Chapter 20
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Chapter 21
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Chapter 22
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Chapter 23
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Chapter 24
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Chapter 25
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Chapter 26
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Chapter 27
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Chapter 28
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Chapter 29
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Chapter 30
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Chapter 31
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Chapter 32
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Chapter 33
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Chapter 34
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Chapter 35
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Chapter 36
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Chapter 37
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Chapter 38
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Chapter 39
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Chapter 40
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Chapter 41
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Chapter 42
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Chapter 43
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Chapter 44
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Chapter 45
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Chapter 46
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Chapter 47
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Chapter 48
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Chapter 49
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Chapter 50
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Chapter 51
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Chapter 52
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Chapter 53
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Chapter 54
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Chapter 55
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Chapter 56
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Chapter 57
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Chapter 58
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Chapter 59
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Chapter 60
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Chapter 61
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Chapter 62
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Chapter 63
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Chapter 64
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Chapter 65
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Chapter 66
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Chapter 67
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Chapter 68
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Chapter 69
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Chapter 70
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Chapter 71
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Chapter 72
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Chapter 73
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Chapter 74
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Chapter 75
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Chapter 76
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Chapter 77
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Chapter 78
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Chapter 79
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Chapter 80
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Chapter 81
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Chapter 82
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Chapter 83
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Chapter 84
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Chapter 85
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Chapter 86
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Chapter 87
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Chapter 88
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