Short Stories

Short Stories:

• A Holiday Romance »
  Charming four short stories presented through the point of view of four children. (23 pages)
  
  
• A Message From the Sea »
  Nautical adventure and mystery story that begins with a message in a bottle... (21 pages)
  
  
• Doctor Marigold »
  Short story about a street peddler who finds happiness with his adopted deaf-mute daughter. (19 pages)
  
  
• George Silvermans Explanation »
  A short story about a man writing about his unfulfilled life. (18 pages)
  
  
• Hunted Down »
  Detective short story revolving around poisoning and life-insurance fraud. (15 pages)
  
  
• Master Humphrey's Clock »
  A story of a lonely man who decides to start a club, where the members would read out their stories to others. (76 pages)
  
  
• Mrs. Lirriper's Legacy »
  A short story of how Mrs. Lirriper and her friend send stories to her son at school. (20 pages)
  
  
• Mrs. Lirriper's Lodgings »
  A short story first published in 1863 in All the Year Round magazine. (23 pages)
  
  
• Mudfog and Other Sketches »
  Collection of short stories - Public Life Of Mr. Tulrumble, The First Meeting of Mudfog, The Pantomime of Life, A Lion... (54 pages)
  
  
• Mugby Junction »
  Collection of short tales revolving around Victorian railway station. (33 pages)
  
  
• Reprinted Pieces »
  Collection of short stories - The Long Voyage, The Begging-Letter Writer, A Child's Dream of a Star, Our English Watering-Place... (153 pages)
  
  
• Sketches by Boz »
  Rich collection of short pieces presenting a variety of scenes and characters. (325 pages)
  
  
• Sketches of Young Couples »
  Collection of short stories focusing on couples. A parody of social relations between the sexes. (32 pages)
  
  
• Sketches of Young Gentlemen »
  Sarcastic and humorous work describing various types of Victorian young gentlemen - dedicated to the young ladies. (30 pages)
  
  
• Some Short Christmas Stories »
  Collection of Christmas Stories - A Christmas Tree, The Child's Story, The Schoolboy's Story, Nobody's Story, The Poor Relation's Story... (34 pages)
  
  
• Somebody's Luggage »
  Story about a waiter who stumbles upon some luggage and tries to identify its owner. (33 pages)
  
  
• Sunday Under Three Heads »
  A political tract that was written as a protest against a law that would prohibit all work and all recreation on Sunday. (19 pages)
  
  
• The Haunted House »
  A short ghost story set in a deserted haunted house. (19 pages)
  
  
• The Holly Tree »
  A warm short story that focuses on romance and the baggage that comes with it. (23 pages)
  
  
• The Lamplighter »
  A farce in one act revolving around the lamplighter. (12 pages)
  
  
• The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices »
  Humorous narrative of two idle apprentices running away from their employer. (67 pages)
  
  
• The Perils of Certain English Prisoners »
  An adventure story of kidnapping and pirates set in Central America. (31 pages)
  
  
• The Seven Poor Travellers »
  A short war story told on Christmas Eve with lessons of kindness and forgiveness. (17 pages)
  
  
• The Signal Man »
  A ghostly thriller revolving around a railway worker with supernatural visions. (9 pages)
  
  
• The Trial For Murder »
  Short story of a bored bank official, who is haunted by a vengeful ghost. (8 pages)
  
  
• The Wreck of the Golden Mary »
  A short story about a terrifying ordeal of the passengers when the ship Golden Mary collides with an iceberg. (20 pages)
  
  
• To Be Read At Dusk »
  A short ghost story told from the point of view of an eavesdropper. (8 pages)
  
  
• Tom Tiddler's Ground »
  A short story exploring hermitage existence. (17 pages)