Books like Classic Short Stories by Alphonse Daudet

James Joyce’s Dubliners is a landmark collection of fifteen short stories set in late‑19th‑century Dublin, capturing ordinary lives and suppressed dreams while exploring themes of lost innocence, paralysis, and the moral fabric of Irish society.

Mowgli, a human child raised by wolves, roams the Indian jungle, forming bonds with animal friends and facing challenges that test his courage and identity.

This collection of 15 short stories by Edgar Allan Poe includes well-known tales such as 'The Fall of the House of Usher' and 'The Masque of the Red Death'.

A collection of Edgar Allan Poe's most chilling tales of horror and mystery.

This anthology of Edgar Allan Poe's works includes some of his most famous stories.

The works of the acclaimed author Edgar Allan Poe, spanning tales of horror, detective stories, and classic literature.

The Collected Tales of Edgar Allan Poe is a collection of short stories and tales by the renowned American author Edgar Allan Poe.

Explore a hand‑selected collection of classic short stories suited for advanced readers, featuring works by Mansfield, Baldwin, O'Connor, Porter, Sartre, Updike, Hawthorne, Poe, Faulkner, Capote, Steinbeck, Asimov, Allen, Twain, Singer, and Jackson.

A collection of ten short stories and five poems by Edgar Allan Poe, featuring mystery, horror, and suspense elements.

A collection of American short stories spanning from the 19th century to the 20th century, featuring a range of authors and themes.

A compilation of classic American short stories spanning diverse themes from mystery to civil war, featuring works by Washington Irving, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edgar Allan Poe, Mark Twain, Henry James, O. Henry, and others.

Edgar Allan Poe's anthology of short stories and poems, featuring masterpieces like 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue' and 'The Fall of the House of Usher'.

The notorious jumping frog of Calaveras County -- The story of the bad little boy -- Cannibalism in the cars -- A day at Niagara -- Legend of the Capitoline Venus -- Journalism in Tennessee -- A curious dream -- The facts in the great beef contract -- How I edited an agricultural paper -- A medieval romance -- My watch -- Political economy -- Science vs. Luck -- The story of the good little boy -- Buck Fanshaw's funeral -- The story of the old ram -- Tom Quartz -- A trial -- The trials of Simon Erickson -- A true story -- Experience of the McWilliamses with membranous croup -- Some learned fables for good old boys and girls -- The canvasser's tale -- The loves of Alonzo Fitz Clarence and Rosannah Ethelton -- Edward Mills and George Benton: a tale -- The man who put up at Gadsby's -- Mrs. McWilliams and the lightning -- What stumped the bluejays. CONTINUED: A curious experience -- The invalid's story -- The McWilliamses and the burglar alarm -- The stolen white elephant -- A burning brand -- A dying man's confession -- The professor's yarn -- A ghost story -- Luck -- Playing courier -- The Californian's tale -- The diary of Adam and Eve -- The Esquimau maiden's romance -- Is he living or is he dead? -- The £1,000,000 bank-note -- Cecil Rhodes and the shark -- The joke that made Ed's fortune -- A story without an end -- The man that corrupted Hadleyburg -- The death disk -- Two little tales -- The belated Russian passport -- A double-barreled detective story -- The five boons of life -- Was it heaven? or hell? -- A dog's tale -- The $30,000 bequest -- A horse's tale -- Hunting the deceitful turkey -- Extract from Captain Stormfield's visit to heaven -- A fable -- The mysterious stranger.

The Penguin Book of American Short Stories is an anthology edited by James Cochrane that brings together classic and modern tales from seminal American writers, spanning genres from horror to psychological drama.

Contains 73 tales and 48 poems by Edgar Allan Poe.