22 must-read classics books like The Cabman's Story The Mysteries of a London 'Growler' by Arthur Conan Doyle

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The Cabman's Story The Mysteries of a London 'Growler'

By: Arthur Conan Doyle

3.36

Format: 8 pages, Kindle Edition

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1. The Blue Cross: A Father Brown Mystery (Father Brown)

By: G.K. Chesterton , James Arthur

3.66

Format: 2 pages, Audio Cassette

This Father Brown mystery is one of twelve from the first collection of short stories about the dim… read more

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  • mystery
  • short stories
  • classics
  • fiction
"The criminal is the creative artist; the detective only the critic."

-G.K. Chesterton, The Blue Cross: A Father Brown Mystery (Father Brown)

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2. The Offshore Pirate

By: F. Scott Fitzgerald

3.95

Format: 48 pages, Paperback

From time to time there was the bright flare of a match as one of them lighted a cigarette, but exc… read more

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  • short stories
  • classics
  • fiction
". . . confirmed libertines don't reform until they're tired . . ."

-F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Offshore Pirate

"You see, this is the beauty I want. Beauty has got to be astonishing, astounding--it's got to burst in on you like a dream, like the exquisite eyes of a girl."

-F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Offshore Pirate

"And courage to me meant ploughing through that dull gray mist that comes down on life--not only overriding people and circumstances but overriding the bleakness of living."

-F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Offshore Pirate

"The idea of a slow approach to the luxury of leisure drove him wild. He was, of course, progressing toward it, but, like a child eating his ice cream so slowly that he couldn't taste it at all."

-F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Offshore Pirate

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3. The Raven

By: Edgar Allan Poe , Gustave Doré

4.29

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

In Gustave Doré, one of the most prolific and successful book illustrators of the late 19h century,… read more

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  • mystery
  • short stories
  • classics
  • fiction
"Quoth the raven nevermore."

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven

"Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore."

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven

"La ciencia no nos a enseñado aun si la locura es o no lo mas sublime de la inteligencia"

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven

"And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor Shall be lifted Nevermore"

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven

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4. The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas

By: Ursula K. Le Guin

4.37

Format: 32 pages, Library Binding

Some inhabitants of a peaceful kingdom cannot tolerate the act of cruelty that underlies its happin… read more

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  • short stories
  • classics
  • fiction
"Would you walk away from Omelas?"

-Ursula K. Le Guin, The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas

"Only pain is intellectual, only evil interesting."

-Ursula K. Le Guin, The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas

"But they seem to know where they are going, the ones who walk away from Omelas."

-Ursula K. Le Guin, The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas

"Of course I didn’t read James and sit down and say, Now I’ll write a story about that “lost soul."

-Ursula K. Le Guin, The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas

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5. The Black Cat

By: Edgar Allan Poe

3.40

Format: 300 pages,

"The Black Cat" is one of Edgar Allan Poe's most memorable stories. The tale centers around a black… read more

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  • mystery
  • short stories
  • classics
  • fiction
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6. The Country of the Blind

By: H.G. Wells

4.17

Format: None pages, Hardcover

"The Country of the Blind" is a short story written by H. G. Wells. It was first published in the A… read more

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  • short stories
  • classics
  • fiction
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7. The Body Snatcher

By: Robert Louis Stevenson

4.53

Format: 122 pages, Paperback

A young man studying medicine in Edinburgh is asked by his professor to be responsible for receivin… read more

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  • short stories
  • classics
  • fiction
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8. The Mystery of Hunter's Lodge: A Short Story

By: Agatha Christie

4.03

Format: 320 pages, ebook

Previously published in the print anthology Poirot Investigates. Poirot tasks his friends with solv… read more

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  • mystery
  • short stories
  • classics
  • fiction
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9. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

By: F. Scott Fitzgerald

3.34

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Today, F. Scott Fitzgerald is known for his novels, but in his lifetime, his fame stemmed from his … read more

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  • short stories
  • classics
  • fiction
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10. The Tell-Tale Heart

By: Edgar Allan Poe , Byron Glaser , None

4.24

Format: 31 pages, Library Binding

A man confronts himself and an unknown listener with his desire to murder an old man. In this cl… read more

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  • short stories
  • classics
  • fiction
"would a madman have been so wise as this?"

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Tell-Tale Heart

"And have I not told you that what you mistake for madness is but over-acuteness of the sense?"

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Tell-Tale Heart

"If you still think me mad, you will think so no longer when I describe the wise precautions I took for the concealment of the body."

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Tell-Tale Heart

"Basta ya de fingir, malvados! -aullé-. ¡Confieso que lo maté! ¡Levanten esos tablones! ¡Ahí… ahí! ¡Donde está latiendo su horrible corazón!"

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Tell-Tale Heart

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11. Sonnet 18

By: William Shakespeare

3.41

Format: 549 pages,

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12. The Machine Stops

By: E.M. Forster

3.57

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

"The Machine Stops" is a science fiction short story (12,300 words) by E. M. Forster. After initial… read more

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  • short stories
  • classics
  • fiction
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13. The Pale Horse (Ariadne Oliver, #5)

By: Agatha Christie

3.84

Format: 288 pages, Mass Market Paperback

"Wickedness...such wickedness...." The dying woman turned to Father Gorman with agony in her eyes.… read more

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  • mystery
  • classics
  • fiction
"After all, the stupidest child can set a house on fire quite easily."

-Agatha Christie, The Pale Horse (Ariadne Oliver, #5)

"Being in love has a very bad effect on men - it seems to addle their wits."

-Agatha Christie, The Pale Horse (Ariadne Oliver, #5)

"People are so proud of wickedness. Odd, isn't it, that people who are good are never proud of it? That's where Christian humility comes in, I suppose. They don't even know they are good."

-Agatha Christie, The Pale Horse (Ariadne Oliver, #5)

"Evil is not something superhuman, it's something LESS than human. Your criminal is someone who wants to be important, but who never will be important, because he'll always be less than a man."

-Agatha Christie, The Pale Horse (Ariadne Oliver, #5)

14. A Short History of Indians in Canada: Stories

By: Thomas King

4.27

Format: 217 pages, Hardcover

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15. Carry On, Jeeves (Jeeves, #3)

By: P.G. Wodehouse

4.25

Format: 273 pages, Hardcover

The titles of the first story in this collection—'Jeeves Takes Charge'— and the last—'Bertie Change… read more

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  • short stories
  • classics
  • fiction
"Employers are like horses — they require management."

-P.G. Wodehouse, Carry On, Jeeves (Jeeves, #3)

"You would not enjoy Nietzsche, sir. He is fundamentally unsound."

-P.G. Wodehouse, Carry On, Jeeves (Jeeves, #3)

"Well, you know, there are limits to the sacred claims of friendship."

-P.G. Wodehouse, Carry On, Jeeves (Jeeves, #3)

"What's the use of a great city having temptations if fellows don't yield to them?"

-P.G. Wodehouse, Carry On, Jeeves (Jeeves, #3)

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16. 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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  • short stories
  • classics
  • fiction
"[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

17. Sonnet 130

By: William Shakespeare

4.00

Format: 212 pages,

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18. Tarzan of the Apes (Tarzan, #1)

By: Edgar Rice Burroughs

3.90

Format: 323 pages, Paperback

1888 W Africa. Newlyweds Lord and Lady Greystoke are marooned by mutineers. He builds a snug cabin … read more

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  • classics
  • fiction
"Teach me to speak the language of men."

-Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan of the Apes (Tarzan, #1)

"I got this story from someone who had no business in the telling of it."

-Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan of the Apes (Tarzan, #1)

"Even brave men, and D'Arnot was a brave man, are sometimes frightened by solitude."

-Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan of the Apes (Tarzan, #1)

"P43- that the huge, fierce brute loved this child of another race is beyond question."

-Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan of the Apes (Tarzan, #1)

19. 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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20. 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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"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

21. The Lagoon

By: Joseph Conrad

4.07

Format: None pages, Hardcover

By a stagnant lagoon, as his love lies dying, Arsat tells the story of their meeting and the price … read more

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22. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

By: Harriet Ann Jacobs

3.85

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

The true story of an individual's struggle for self-identity, self-preservation, and freedom, Incid… read more

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23. The Girl of His Dreams (Commissario Brunetti, #17)

By: Donna Leon

2.83

Format: 24 pages,

Donna Leon's Commissario Guido Brunetti mysteries have won legions of fans for their evocative port… read more

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24. The Monkey's Paw

By: W.W. Jacobs

3.84

Format: 32 pages, Library Binding

When the White family comes into the possession of a monkey’s paw that magically grant wishes, they… read more

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  • classics
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"But the days passed, and expectations gave way to resignation—the hopeless resignation of the old, sometimes miscalled apathy."

-W.W. Jacobs, The Monkey's Paw

"Without, the night was cold and wet, but in the small parlour of Laburnam Villa the blinds were drawn and the fire burned brightly."

-W.W. Jacobs, The Monkey's Paw

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25. Referent

By: Ray Bradbury

3.23

Format: 1 pages, Audiobook

The life of a child genius was no fun, by Roby couldn't escape it...until a falling star taught him… read more

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  • short stories
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26. The Wrong Shape (A Father Brown Story)

By: G.K. Chesterton

3.09

Format: 24 pages, Paperback

Certain of the great roads going north out of London continue far into the country a sort of attenu… read more

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  • short stories
  • classics
  • fiction
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27. The Hammer of God: A Father Brown Mystery

By: G.K. Chesterton

3.59

Format: 15 pages, Kindle Edition

The Hammer of God, starring G.K. Chesterton's humble priest detective, Father Brown. read more

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  • short stories
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28. A Friend of Napoleon

By: Richard Connell

3.92

Format: None pages, None

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  • short stories
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29. Malachi's Cove

By: Anthony Trollope

3.92

Format: 41 pages, Library Binding

Born in London on 24th April 1815 Anthony Trollope is considered a giant of English literature. His… read more

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  • classics
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30. The Cabman's Story The Mysteries of a London 'Growler'

By: Arthur Conan Doyle

3.36

Format: 8 pages, Kindle Edition

This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteer… read more

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  • fiction
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31. The Man Who Disliked Cats

By: P.G. Wodehouse

3.55

Format: 26 pages, Paperback

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21 must-read fiction books like The Cabman's Story The Mysteries of a London 'Growler' by Arthur Conan Doyle

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The Blue Cross: A Father Brown Mystery (Father Brown)

G.K. Chesterton , James Arthur

3.66

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F. Scott Fitzgerald

3.95

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The Raven

Edgar Allan Poe , Gustave Doré

4.29

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The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas

Ursula K. Le Guin

4.37

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Edgar Allan Poe

4.06

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Edgar Allan Poe

3.40

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