19 Top short stories books like The Doer of Good by Oscar Wilde

The Doer of Good

By: Oscar Wilde

3.84

Format: 5 pages, None

"The Doer of Good" is an Oscar Wilde prose-poem about four people whose hedonistic behavior has co…

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Cover of Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe, Gilles Tibo

1. Annabel Lee

By: Edgar Allan Poe , Gilles Tibo

4.32

Format: 24 pages,

"Annabel Lee" is the last complete poem composed by American author Edgar Allan Poe. Like many of P… read more

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  • poetry
  • classics
  • short stories
"I was a child and she was a child, In this kingdom by the sea, But we loved with a love that was more than love— I and my Annabel Lee—"

-Edgar Allan Poe, Annabel Lee

"For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; And the stars never rise but i feel the bright eyes Of the beautiful Annabel Lee."

-Edgar Allan Poe, Annabel Lee

"But our love it was stronger by far than the love Of those who were older than we— Of many far wiser than we— And neither the angels in Heaven above Nor the demons down under the sea Can ever disseve…"

-Edgar Allan Poe, Annabel Lee

"But our love was stronger by far than the love Of those who were older than we Of many far wiser than we And neither the angels in heaven above, Nor the demons down under the sea, Can ever dissever m…"

-Edgar Allan Poe, Annabel Lee

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2. Charles

By: Shirley Jackson

3.72

Format: 5 pages, Hardcover

In 'Charles,' the main character, Laurie, and his alter ego, Charles, are loosely based on Jackson'… read more

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  • classics
  • short stories
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3. A Telephonic Conversation

By: Mark Twain

2.78

Format: 24 pages, Kindle Edition

Kindle edition of the classic Mark Twain short story. read more

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  • classics
  • short stories
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4. The Lottery Ticket

By: Anton Chekhov

3.66

Format: None pages, None

When Ivan Dmitritch's wife, Masha, invests her money in the lottery, he can help but feel it is a f… read more

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  • classics
  • short stories
"To torment and tantalize oneself with hopes of possible fortune is so sweet, so thrilling!"

-Anton Chekhov, The Lottery Ticket

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5. The Egg

By: Andy Weir

3.41

Format: None pages, ebook

A short story about the universe. read more

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  • short stories
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6. A Haunted House and Other Short Stories

By: Virginia Woolf , Leonard Woolf

3.64

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

The stories found in A Haunted Housereflect Virginia Woolf's experimental writing style and act as … read more

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  • classics
  • short stories
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7. The Nose

By: Nikolai Gogol , Ronald Wilks

4.62

Format: None pages, Paperback

'Strangely enough, I mistook it for a gentleman at first. Fortunately I had my spectacles with me s… read more

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  • classics
  • short stories
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8. The Ransom of Red Chief

By: O. Henry

4.16

Format: 331 pages,

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  • classics
  • short stories
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9. The Night Came Slowly

By: Kate Chopin

3.54

Format: 312 pages,

Short story. read more

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  • classics
  • short stories
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10. A Dream Within a Dream

By: Edgar Allan Poe

3.89

Format: 197 pages,

A Dream Within a Dreamis a poem written by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1849. The poem quest… read more

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  • poetry
  • classics
  • short stories
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11. An Uncomfortable Bed

By: Guy de Maupassant

4.25

Format: None pages, ebook

A man is certain his friends are about to play a practical joke on him ... read more

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  • classics
  • short stories
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12. The Five Boons of Life

By: Mark Twain

3.98

Format: None pages, ebook

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  • classics
  • short stories
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13. The Shirt Collar

By: Hans Christian Andersen

4.48

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

There was once a perfect gentleman whose whole household goods consisted of one bootjack and a comb… read more

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  • classics
  • short stories

14. Rumpelstiltskin

By: Jacob Grimm , Wilhelm Grimm , Bernadette Watts

3.87

Format: 291 pages, Hardcover

When the king charges the miller's beautififul daughter with spinning straw into gold she makes an … read more

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15. The Aged Mother

By: None

3.88

Format: None pages,

Japanese Folk Short story. read more

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16. Black Butler, Vol. 1 (Black Butler, #1)

By: Tomo Kimura , Yana Toboso

3.79

Format: 704 pages, Paperback

In the Victorian ages of London The Earl of the Phantomhive house, Ciel Phantomhive, needs to get h… read more

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17. An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

By: Ambrose Bierce

3.50

Format: 262 pages, ebook

The condemned man stands on a bridge, his hands bound behind his back. A noose is tied around his n… read more

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18. The Bremen-Town Musicians

By: Ruth Belov Gross , Jacob Grimm , Wilhelm Grimm , Jack Kent

4.40

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A retelling of the Grimm tale in which an old donkey, dog, cat, and rooster, no longer wanted by th… read more

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19. An Imperial Message

By: Franz Kafka

3.87

Format: 252 pages,

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20. Hermann the Irascible

By: Saki

4.12

Format: 288 pages, ebook

Online fiction. The Story of the Great Weep A newly imported King of England finds a harsh - but ef… read more

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21. Girl

By: Jamaica Kincaid

3.97

Format: 480 pages,

Girlwas originally published in the June 26, 1978 issue of The New Yorkerand subsequently included … read more

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22. Alone

By: Edgar Allan Poe

4.50

Format: 144 pages, Audiobook

UNABRIDGED AUDIOBOOK IN MP3 FORMAT. read more

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23. The Gift of the Magi

By: O. Henry , Lisbeth Zwerger

4.11

Format: 26 pages, Hardcover

O. Henry's classic tale of the wisest gifts of Christmas is itself a gift to share and treasure. … read more

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  • classics
  • short stories
"Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating."

-O. Henry, The Gift of the Magi

"There was clearly nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little couch and howl."

-O. Henry, The Gift of the Magi

"There was clearly nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little couch and howl. So Della did it. Which instigates the moral reflection that life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with snif…"

-O. Henry, The Gift of the Magi

"Единственное, что тут можно было сделать, это хлопнуться на старенькую кушетку и зареветь. Именно так Делла и поступила. Откуда напрашивается философский вывод, что жизнь состоит из слез, вздохов и у…"

-O. Henry, The Gift of the Magi

24. The Haunted Mind

By: Nathaniel Hawthorne

3.69

Format: 47 pages,

The Haunted Mind is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne (born Nathaniel Hathorne; July 4, 1804 - M… read more

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25. Rapunzel

By: Jacob Grimm , Wilhelm Grimm

3.88

Format: None pages,

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26. Go the Distance

By: Jen Calonita

4.04

Format: 329 pages, Hardcover

What if Meg had to become a god? After Hercules proves he's a true hero and regains his godship,… read more

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"Don't ever let a man dim your light."

-Jen Calonita, Go the Distance

"We imprint the lost on our hearts (pg. 256)"

-Jen Calonita, Go the Distance

"I wanted you to be there for me. Not take over (pg. 204)"

-Jen Calonita, Go the Distance

"I'll be all right. I'm a big, tough girl. I tie my own sandals and everything."

-Jen Calonita, Go the Distance

27. The Doer of Good

By: Oscar Wilde

3.84

Format: 5 pages, None

"The Doer of Good" is an Oscar Wilde prose-poem about four people whose hedonistic behavior has co… read more

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  • poetry
  • classics
  • short stories

28. The New Food

By: Stephen Leacock

3.06

Format: None pages, None

None read more

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  • short stories

29. A Strange Story

By: O. Henry

2.94

Format: None pages, None

A Strange Story (in Short Story Collection Vol. 047 ) In the northern part of Austin there once dw… read more

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  • short stories
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30. Work, Death and Sickness

By: Leo Tolstoy

3.43

Format: 108 pages, ebook

War and Peace is a novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy. It is regarded as one of the central wo… read more

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  • classics
  • short stories
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31. The Patient Cat

By: Laura Elizabeth Richards

3.47

Format: None pages, None

A Short Story read more

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  • short stories

15 Best classics books like The Doer of Good by Oscar Wilde

Transform Your Habits

Annabel Lee

Edgar Allan Poe , Gilles Tibo

4.32

Transform Your Habits

Charles

Shirley Jackson

3.72

Transform Your Habits

A Telephonic Conversation

Mark Twain

2.78

Transform Your Habits

The Lottery Ticket

Anton Chekhov

3.66

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14 best-selling short stories books like The Patient Cat by Laura Elizabeth Richards

Transform Your Habits

A Dead Woman's Secret

Guy de Maupassant

3.09

Transform Your Habits

A Vine on a House

Ambrose Bierce

3.00

Transform Your Habits

The Night Came Slowly

Kate Chopin

3.54

The Doer of Good

Oscar Wilde

3.84

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