12 must-read short stories books like Ukridge’s Dog College by P.G. Wodehouse

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Ukridge’s Dog College

By: P.G. Wodehouse

3.92

Format: None pages, Audiobook

Ukridge's Dog College" is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse, which first appeared in the United Stat…

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1. Moon Over Soho (Rivers of London, #2)

By: Ben Aaronovitch

4.08

Format: 375 pages, Hardcover

The song. That’s what apprentice wizard and London Metropolitan Police Constable Peter Grant fi… read more

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  • audiobook
"He threw a fireball at me. I threw a chimney stack at him - that's the London way."

-Ben Aaronovitch, Moon Over Soho (Rivers of London, #2)

" Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards , I thought. For they are soggy and hard to light. "

-Ben Aaronovitch, Moon Over Soho (Rivers of London, #2)

"First law of gossip - there's no point knowing something if somebody else doesn't know you know it."

-Ben Aaronovitch, Moon Over Soho (Rivers of London, #2)

"It's a sad fact of modern life that if you drive long enough, sooner or later you must leave London behind."

-Ben Aaronovitch, Moon Over Soho (Rivers of London, #2)

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2. Tess of the D’Urbervilles

By: Thomas Hardy , Tim Dolin , Margaret R. Higonnet

3.83

Format: 518 pages, Paperback

Alternate covers can be found here and here. When Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty t… read more

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"Bless thy simplicity, Tess"

-Thomas Hardy, Tess of the D’Urbervilles

"One thing he certainly was— sincere."

-Thomas Hardy, Tess of the D’Urbervilles

"The roof was a gymnasium for the winds"

-Thomas Hardy, Tess of the D’Urbervilles

"Tess was carried along the wings of the hours"

-Thomas Hardy, Tess of the D’Urbervilles

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3. The Canterville Ghost

By: Oscar Wilde , Inga Moore

3.88

Format: 126 pages, Hardcover

This is Oscar Wilde's tale of the American family moved into a British mansion, Canterville Chase, … read more

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  • humor
  • short stories
  • audiobook
"Love is stronger than death is"

-Oscar Wilde, The Canterville Ghost

"Oh, I hate the cheap severity of abstract ethics!"

-Oscar Wilde, The Canterville Ghost

"You can have your secret as long as I have your heart[.]"

-Oscar Wilde, The Canterville Ghost

"To his alert mind and ears, every experience was education."

-Oscar Wilde, The Canterville Ghost

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4. The Cricket on the Hearth

By: Charles Dickens

3.45

Format: 82 pages, Paperback

Dickens gave his first formal expression to his Christmas thoughts in his series of small books, th… read more

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  • short stories
  • audiobook
"I must bear the consequences as I deserve!"

-Charles Dickens, The Cricket on the Hearth

"Gruff and Tackleton was also there, doing the agreeable; with the evident sensation of being as perfectly at home, and as unquestionably in his own element, as a fresh young salmon on the top of the …"

-Charles Dickens, The Cricket on the Hearth

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5. The Open Boat

By: Stephen Crane

4.29

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Four men struggle for survival after escaping from a sinking ship and into a small open boat. read more

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  • short stories
Cover of The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde

6. The Importance of Being Earnest

By: Oscar Wilde

2.50

Format: None pages,

Oscar Wilde's madcap farce about mistaken identities, secret engagements, and lovers entanglements … read more

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  • humor
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7. The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist (The Return of Sherlock Holmes, #4)

By: Arthur Conan Doyle , Edward Raleigh

4.04

Format: None pages, Audio

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  • short stories
  • audiobook
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8. 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
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9. Bartleby the Scrivener

By: Herman Melville

3.93

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

Academics hail it as the beginning of modernism, but to readers around the world—even those daunted… read more

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  • short stories
"I would prefer not to."

-Herman Melville, Bartleby the Scrivener

"To a sensitive being, pity is not seldom pain."

-Herman Melville, Bartleby the Scrivener

"Bartleby in a singularly mild, firm voice, replied, “I would prefer not to."

-Herman Melville, Bartleby the Scrivener

"At present I would prefer not to be a little reasonable,' was his mildly cadaverous reply."

-Herman Melville, Bartleby the Scrivener

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10. Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)

By: Dorothy L. Sayers

3.84

Format: 212 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The stark naked body was lying in the tub. Not unusual for a proper bath, but highly irregular for … read more

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  • audiobook
"But if you were investigating a crime,"

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)

"Well, it’s no good jumping at conclusions."

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)

"Oh damn!' said Lord Peter Wimsey at Piccadilly Circus."

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)

"I trust you told her I had succumbed to lethargic encephalitis suddenly, no flowers by request."

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)

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11. Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey, #3)

By: Dorothy L. Sayers

4.07

Format: 264 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The wealthy Agatha Dawson is dead--a trifle sooner than expected--but there are no apparent signs o… read more

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  • audiobook
"It doesn't do for people, especially doctors, to go about 'thinking' things. They may get into frightful trouble."

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey, #3)

"…After all, it isn't really difficult to write books. Especially if you either write a rotten story in good English or a good story in rotten English, which is as far as most people seem to get nowad…"

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey, #3)

"I sleuth, you know. For a hobby. Harmless outlet for natural inquisitiveness, don't you see, which might otherwise strike inward and produce introspection an' suicide. Very natural, healthy pursuit -…"

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey, #3)

"Miss Climpson," said Lord Peter, "is a manifestation of the wasteful way in which this country is run. Look at electricity, Look at water-power. Look at the tides. Look at the sun. Millions of power …"

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey, #3)

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12. Rivers of London (Peter Grant, #1)

By: Ben Aaronovitch

4.12

Format: 29 pages, Hardcover

Probationary Constable Peter Grant dreams of being a detective in London's Metropolitan Police. Too… read more

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13. Winnie-the-Pooh (Winnie-the-Pooh, #1)

By: Ernest H. Shepard , A.A. Milne

4.38

Format: 161 pages, Hardcover

The adventures of Christopher Robin and his friends in which Pooh Bear uses a balloon to get honey,… read more

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  • audiobook
"I might have known,"

-Ernest H. Shepard, Winnie-the-Pooh (Winnie-the-Pooh, #1)

"Think, think, think."

-Ernest H. Shepard, Winnie-the-Pooh (Winnie-the-Pooh, #1)

"It's so much more friendly with two."

-Ernest H. Shepard, Winnie-the-Pooh (Winnie-the-Pooh, #1)

"Washing, this modern behind the ears nonsense."

-Ernest H. Shepard, Winnie-the-Pooh (Winnie-the-Pooh, #1)

14. The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim: A Short Story

By: Agatha Christie

3.91

Format: 241 pages, Hardcover

Mr. Davenheim, a wealthy financier, leaves his home to mail a letter, then fails to return. The sto… read more

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15. The Willows

By: Algernon Blackwood

3.75

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Two friends are midway on a canoe trip down the Danube River. Throughout the story Blackwood person… read more

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16. 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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17. The Tailor of Gloucester

By: Beatrix Potter

4.04

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

The Tailor of Gloucester was first published in 1903 and tells the story of a poor tailor trying to… read more

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18. The Valley of Fear

By: Arthur Conan Doyle , David Timson

3.60

Format: 208 pages, Audio CD

The Sherlock Holmes series read in unabridged form by David Timson is widely regarded as one of the… read more

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19. 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
"[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

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20. A Christmas Carol

By: Charles Dickens

4.08

Format: 184 pages, Paperback

'If I had my way, every idiot who goes around with Merry Christmas on his lips, would be boiled wit… read more

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"Hallo, my fine fellow!"

-Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol

"God bless us, every one!"

-Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol

"And how did little Tim behave?"

-Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol

"Marley was dead: to begin with."

-Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol

21. The Speckled Band (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, #8)

By: Arthur Conan Doyle

4.07

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

The Adventure of the Speckled Band is one of 56 short stories & 4 novels written by Arthur Conan Do… read more

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22. The Adventure of the Cardboard Box

By: Arthur Conan Doyle

3.94

Format: 313 pages,

The Adventure of the Cardboard Boxis a book written by Arthur Conan Doyle. It is widely considered … read more

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23. The Old Curiosity Shop

By: Charles Dickens , Norman Page

3.35

Format: None pages, Paperback

The archetypal Victorian melodrama, as heartfelt and moving today as when it was first published, C… read more

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24. The Hollow Needle: Further Adventures of Arsène Lupin

By: Maurice Leblanc

3.80

Format: 207 pages, Paperback

The Hollow Needle is one of Maurice Leblanc’s best-known novels. In it the famous gentleman-burglar… read more

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  • audiobook
Cover of Dalyrimple Goes Wrong by F. Scott Fitzgerald

25. Dalyrimple Goes Wrong

By: F. Scott Fitzgerald

3.28

Format: 24 pages, Paperback

Dalyrimple Goes Wrong is a classic short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald and can also be found in the … read more

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  • short stories
  • audiobook
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26. The Lady with the Little Dog

By: Anton Chekhov

3.72

Format: 15 pages, Kindle Edition

Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) may have suffered an untimely death, but he squeezed the most out of his … read more

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  • audiobook
"Anna Sergeevna e lui si amavano come due esseri molto vicini, affini, come marito e moglie, come se il destino li avesse destinati l'uno all'altra e non capivano perché li aveva fatti sposare con alt…"

-Anton Chekhov, The Lady with the Little Dog

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27. The Monster Maker

By: Ray Bradbury

3.37

Format: 23 pages, ebook

"Get Gunther," the official orders read. It was to laugh! For Click and Irish were marooned on the … read more

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  • short stories
  • audiobook
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28. Sarga Rozsa: Pusztai Regeny a Krao

By: Mór Jókai

3.48

Format: 294 pages, Paperback

This Book Is In Hungarian. read more

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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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  • short stories
  • audiobook
Cover of Ukridge’s Dog College by P.G. Wodehouse

30. Ukridge’s Dog College

By: P.G. Wodehouse

3.92

Format: None pages, Audiobook

Ukridge's Dog College" is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse, which first appeared in the United Stat… read more

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  • humor
  • short stories
  • audiobook

13 must-read audiobook books like Ukridge’s Dog College by P.G. Wodehouse

Transform Your Habits

Moon Over Soho (Rivers of London, #2)

Ben Aaronovitch

4.08

Transform Your Habits

The Canterville Ghost

Oscar Wilde , Inga Moore

3.88

Transform Your Habits

The Cricket on the Hearth

Charles Dickens

3.45

Transform Your Habits

The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist (The Return of Sherlock Holmes, #4)

Arthur Conan Doyle , Edward Raleigh

4.04

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14 must-read fiction books like The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde

Transform Your Habits

Pygmalion

George Bernard Shaw

3.89

Transform Your Habits

A Streetcar Named Desire

Tennessee Williams

3.98

Transform Your Habits

The Yellow Wall-Paper

Charlotte Perkins Gilman , Elaine R. Hedges , Elaine Hedges

4.08

Transform Your Habits

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

William Shakespeare , Barbara A. Mowat , Paul Werstine , Catherine Belsey

3.95

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