10 must-read short stories books like From the Cabby's Seat by O. Henry

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From the Cabby's Seat

By: O. Henry

3.30

Format: None pages, None

A cabby picks up a fare and takes her around town only to find she doesn't have the money to pay. O…

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1. The Intoxicated

By: Shirley Jackson

2.98

Format: 11 pages, Kindle Edition

A terrifying short story from Shirley Jackson, the master of the macabre tale.Shirley Jackson's chi… read more

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2. And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer

By: Fredrik Backman

4.33

Format: 97 pages, Kindle Edition

A little book with a big heart! From the New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove,… read more

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  • short stories
"And I don’t think you need to be scared of forgetting me,"

-Fredrik Backman, And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer

"You never became ordinary to me, my love. You were electric shocks and fire."

-Fredrik Backman, And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer

"Your grandma always had a terrible sense of direction. She could get lost on an escalator."

-Fredrik Backman, And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer

"Most of all it’s about time. While we still have it. Thank you for giving this story yours."

-Fredrik Backman, And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer

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3. Taras Bulba

By: Nikolai Gogol , David George Hogarth

3.72

Format: 228 pages, Paperback

Nicolas Gogol (1809-1852) "« Voyons, tourne-toi. Dieu, que tu es drôle ! Qu’est-ce que cette r… read more

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"I brought you into this world. It is on me to take it away."

-Nikolai Gogol, Taras Bulba

"Our country is the one our soul longs for, the one which is dearest of all to us. My country is—you! That is my native land, and I bear that country in my heart."

-Nikolai Gogol, Taras Bulba

"It does not need much wisdom to utter words of reproof; but much wisdom is needed to find such words as do not embitter a man's misfortune, but encourage him, restore to him his spirit, put spurs to …"

-Nikolai Gogol, Taras Bulba

"Ukrayna'nın benim yurdum olduğunu kim söylüyor? Kim, ne adına orayı bana yurt olarak vermiş? Ruhumu okşayan, beni sevgiyle kucaklayan her yer ya da her şey benim yurdumdur. Benim yurdum, varlığım her…"

-Nikolai Gogol, Taras Bulba

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4. The Overcoat

By: Nikolai Gogol

4.15

Format: 57 pages, Paperback

The Overcoat which is generally acknowledged as the finest of Gogol's memorable Saint Petersburg st… read more

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  • short stories
"In the department of...but it would be better not to say in which department."

-Nikolai Gogol, The Overcoat

"وخلت بطرسبرغ من أكاكيڤيتش وكأنما لم يكن موجودًا فيها أبدًا، اختفى وغاب ذلك المخلوق الذي لم يكن له من يحميه، والذي لم يكن عزيزًا على أحد ولا شيقًا بالنسبة لأحد."

-Nikolai Gogol, The Overcoat

"Moreover, he had a peculiar knack, as he walked along the street, of arriving beneath a window just as all sorts of rubbish were being flung out of it: hence he always bore about on his hat scraps of…"

-Nikolai Gogol, The Overcoat

"Así desapareció un ser humano a quien nadie defendió, a quien nadie había querido, por quien nadie se interesó… Fue un ser que soportó humildemente las burlas de sus colegas y que bajó a la tumba sin…"

-Nikolai Gogol, The Overcoat

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5. Diary of a Madman and Other Stories

By: Nikolai Gogol

4.35

Format: 26 pages, Paperback

Hailed by Nabokov as "the greatest artist that Russia has yet produced," Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852) … read more

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6. Tartuffe

By: Martin Sorrell , Molière , Curtis Hidden Page

4.14

Format: None pages, Paperback

Condemned and banned for five years in Moliere's day, Tartuffe is a satire on religious hypocrisy. … read more

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7. Oedipus Rex (The Theban Plays, #1)

By: Sophocles , J.E. Thomas , Elizabeth Osborne

4.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

"...what man wins more happiness than just its shape and the ruin when that shape collapses?" Sopho… read more

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8. The Cop And The Anthem

By: O. Henry , Mark Bucci , O'Henry

2.50

Format: None pages, Hardcover

When all of Soapy's efforts to get himself arrested fail, overhearing a hymn at a nearby church cau… read more

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  • short stories
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9. The Master Builder

By: Henrik Ibsen

4.82

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

First performed in 1892, this psychological drama is one of the great Norwegian playwright's most s… read more

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10. The Suicide Club

By: Robert Louis Stevenson

2.70

Format: None pages, Paperback

Short story trilogy involving a club for people who wish to end their lives. The "Story of the Youn… read more

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11. Oliver Twist

By: Charles Dickens , George Cruikshank , Philip Horne

3.88

Format: 608 pages, Paperback

A gripping portrayal of London's dark criminal underbelly, published in Penguin Classics with an in… read more

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"Meat, ma'am, meat."

-Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist

"Please, sir, I want some more."

-Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist

"هناك كتب .. غلافـها أفضل ما فيها"

-Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist

"There are a good many books, are there not, my boy?"

-Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist

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12. David Copperfield

By: Charles Dickens , Jeremy Tambling

4.03

Format: 882 pages, Paperback

David Copperfield is the story of a young man's adventures on his journey from an unhappy and impov… read more

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"Trifles make the sum of life. "

-Charles Dickens, David Copperfield

"the sight of me is good for sore eyes"

-Charles Dickens, David Copperfield

"Procrastination is the thief of time, collar him."

-Charles Dickens, David Copperfield

"My advice is, never do to-morrow what you can do to-day"

-Charles Dickens, David Copperfield

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13. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror

By: Robert Louis Stevenson , Robert Mighall

3.92

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

'He put the glass to his lips and drank at one gulp... his face became suddenly black and the featu… read more

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  • short stories
"I was still cursed with my duality of purpose."

-Robert Louis Stevenson, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror

"Don't you know Poole, you and I are about to place ourselves in a position of some peril?"

-Robert Louis Stevenson, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror

"I saw what I saw, I heard what I heard, and my soul sickened at it; and yet now when that sight has faded from my eyes, I ask myself if I believe it, and I cannot answer."

-Robert Louis Stevenson, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror

"Instantly the spirit of hell awoke in me and raged. With a transport of glee, I mauled the unresisting body, tasting delight from every blow; and it was not till weariness had begun to succeed, that …"

-Robert Louis Stevenson, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror

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14. Ulalume

By: Edgar Allan Poe

4.20

Format: 240 pages,

Ulalume" is a poem written by Edgar Allan Poe in 1847. Much like a few of Poe's other poems (such a… read more

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  • short stories
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15. The Fire Next Time

By: James Baldwin

3.54

Format: None pages, Paperback

A national bestseller when it first appeared in 1963, The Fire Next Timegalvanized the nation and g… read more

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16. The Natural Superiority of the Left-Hander

By: James Tertius de Kay

3.44

Format: 347 pages, Paperback

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17. The Pale Blue Eye

By: Louis Bayard

3.17

Format: 55 pages, Hardcover

From the critically acclaimed author of Mr. Timothycomes an ingenious tale of murder and revenge, f… read more

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18. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

By: Washington Irving

3.44

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

Headless horsemen were staples of Northern European storytelling, featuring in German, Irish (e.g. … read more

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19. Inner Engineering: A Yogi's Guide to Joy

By: Sadhguru

3.86

Format: 256 pages,

The latest book, Inner Engineering: A Yogi's Guide to Joy, is published by Spiegel & Grau/Random Ho… read more

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20. A Doll's House

By: Henrik Ibsen , Michael Meyer

3.76

Format: 122 pages, Paperback

A Doll's House (1879), is a masterpiece of theatrical craft which, for the first time portrayed the… read more

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"Laughter's all the damned thing's fit for."

-Henrik Ibsen, A Doll's House

"I must make up my mind which is right – society or I."

-Henrik Ibsen, A Doll's House

"لن تفقدوني طويلاً، فالراحلون سرعان ما ينطوون في زوايا النسيان."

-Henrik Ibsen, A Doll's House

"أنا ارى الناس صنفين .. صنف تعشقه المرأة، وصنف تحب أن تتجاذب معه أطراف الحديث."

-Henrik Ibsen, A Doll's House

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21. The Fall of the House of Usher

By: Edgar Allan Poe

3.87

Format: 36 pages, Paperback

Take the plunge. Dive into this classic from the singular mind of Edgar Allan Poe, who is widely re… read more

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"[Son] cœur est un luth suspendu; Sitôt qu'on le touche il résonne. — De Béranger "

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Fall of the House of Usher

"A cadaverousness of complexion; an eye large, liquid and very luminous...finely molded chin, speaking, in its want of prominence, of a want of moral energy."

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Fall of the House of Usher

"It was, perhaps, the narrow limits to which he thus confined himself upon the guitar, which gave birth, in great measure, to the fantastic character of his performances."

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Fall of the House of Usher

"Er is geen twijfel mogelijk dat mijn bewustzijn van de snelle groei van mijn bijgeloof (want waarom zou ik het niet zo noemen?) de groei alleen maar scheen te versnellen. Dat is, zoals ik al lange ti…"

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Fall of the House of Usher

22. Click-Clack the Rattlebag

By: Neil Gaiman

2.00

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

Narrated by Neil Gaiman. "Click-Clack the Rattlebag" is your Halloween treat from Neil Gaiman and A… read more

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23. Glucose Revolution: The Life-Changing Power of Balancing Your Blood Sugar

By: Jessie Inchauspé

4.44

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

USA TODAY BESTSELLER * WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER * INSTANT INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Improve a… read more

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"Fructose molecules glycate things 10 times as fast as glucose, generating much more damage. Again, this is another reason why spikes from sugary foods such as cookies (which contain fructose) make us…"

-Jessie Inchauspé, Glucose Revolution: The Life-Changing Power of Balancing Your Blood Sugar

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24. Everything Is OK

By: Debbie Tung

4.31

Format: 189 pages, Paperback

From the bestselling author of Quiet Girl in a Noisy World comes a gently humorous and poignant col… read more

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25. Everything She Feared

By: Rick Mofina

3.76

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

When a teen falls off a cliff while taking a selfie, the last thing she sees before plummeting to h… read more

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26. Death: An Inside Story

By: Sadhguru

4.33

Format: 376 pages, Paperback

Death is a taboo in most societies in the world. But what if we have got this completely wrong? Wha… read more

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"When death knocks on your door, your life will be focused, and naturally, you turn inward, because outward is of no use anymore.."

-Sadhguru, Death: An Inside Story

"For the possibility of Being Human to truly blossom, you must establish that your external circumstances should not dictate what is happening within you."

-Sadhguru, Death: An Inside Story

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27. Accidental Czar: The Life and Lies of Vladimir Putin

By: Andrew S. Weiss

3.89

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

This riveting graphic novel biography chronicles Vladimir Putin's rise from a mid-level KGB officer… read more

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28. How to Turn Into a Bird

By: María José Ferrada

3.77

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

From the award-winning author of How to Order the Universe, María José Ferrada beautifully details … read more

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29. The Nightmare Before Christmas

By: Lauren Clauss

4.55

Format: 24 pages, Hardcover

Tim Burton's classic film The Nightmare Before Christmas-retold for the first time as a Little Gold… read more

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30. Love by Night: A Book of Poetry

By: S.K. Williams

3.88

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

More of a story than a collection of poetry, Love by Night will whisk you away from your world and … read more

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31. From the Cabby's Seat

By: O. Henry

3.30

Format: None pages, None

A cabby picks up a fare and takes her around town only to find she doesn't have the money to pay. O… read more

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4.15

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3.83

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