Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Caballero's Way by O Henry
Read the humorous short story "The Caballero's Way" by O Henry which centers around the fictional gunslinger the Cisco Kid.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Celephais by H. P. Lovecraft
Read the fantasy short story "Celephais" by horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: William Faulkner
This site from the encyclopedia Wikipedia provides a brief biography on the life and work of novelist William Faulkner is found on this site. It contains information on his style of writing and the themes of many of his works. There is...
Curated OER
Typical American (Plume Contemporary Fiction)
This site, from online bookseller Powells.com, presents an interview with Gish Jen about her story "Birthmates" being selected as one of the "Best American Short Stories of the Century" and about her stories in general.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "The Bells of San Gabriel" by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
This is the text of the short story "The Bells of San Gabriel" by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton, a historical fiction short story.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: The Large Ant Alien Invasions
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a science fiction lesson using the short story The Large Ant.
BBC
Bbc Bitesize Revision: Dialogue and Description
As part of a revision and writing section of BBC Bitesize, this page provides several tips involved in writing dialogue and description for short story fiction.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Average Jones by Samuel Hopkins Adams
Read the collection of short stories by "Average Jones" by Samuel Hopkins Adams. The common thread in these stories is Average Jones who helps people determine whether ads are scams.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: With Moore at Corunna by g.a. Henty
Read the full text of the short story "With Moore at Corunna" set in Portugal during the Peninsular War.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Among Malay Pirates by g.a. Henty
Read the collection of short stories "Among Malay Pirates" by G.A. Henty.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Between the Dark and the Daylight by William D. Howells
Read the full text of seven short stories in "Between the Dark and the Daylight" by William D. Howells.
New York University
New York University: Bernard Malamud's "Idiots First"
This webpage from New York University contains a summary of and commentary on Bernard Malamud's short story "Idiots First." A list of keywords with links to other works with similar subjects is also provided.
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Reading Discussion Guide: Cures for Heartbreak by Margo Rabb
In Cures for Heartbreak, Margo Rabb writes a fictional account of a 15-year old girl whose mother dies just days after being diagnosed with melanoma; then her father falls ill, too. Using vignettes - many appeared elsewhere as short...
Sonoma State University
Berkeley Education: List of Works by Jack London
Superb site from Berkeley Education for finding any work by Jack London. Included are plays, short stories, fiction, non-fiction, and essays.
Other
University of Nottingham: d.h. Lawrence Bibliography
This selected bibliography lists the novels of D. H. Lawrence, including poems, short stories, plays, travel writings, fiction, translations, essays and more.
Marxists Internet Archive
Marxist Internet Archive: Floyd Dell's "The Beating"
This site provides the text of Dell's "The Beating," a short story that originally appeared in the Socialist paper "The Masses" in 1914.
Marxists Internet Archive
Marxist Internet Archive: Floyd Dell's "Why Mona Smiled"
This site provides the text of Dell's "Why Mona Smiled," a short story that originally appeared in the Socialist paper "The Masses" in 1914.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: A Character's Decalogue
In this lesson, the writer first writes a personal decalogue (a list of ten personal beliefs) about something important to him/her. The writer then creates a decalogue for a fictional character they will invent and envision. The final...
Other
Council for Economic Education: The Neolithic Agricultural Revolution [Pdf]
This source includes general information and the chronology of the Neolithic Agricultural Revolution, or the time of development of the first human communities. After learning about the revolution, read a brief short-story about a...
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Rudolph Fisher
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Rudolph Fisher, an American short-story writer and novelist associated with the Harlem Renaissance whose fiction realistically depicted black urban life in the North, primarily Harlem.