16 must-read short stories books like Jeeves and the Hard-Boiled Egg by P.G. Wodehouse

Cover of Jeeves and the Hard-Boiled Egg by P.G. Wodehouse

Jeeves and the Hard-Boiled Egg

By: P.G. Wodehouse

3.79

Format: 28 pages, Paperback

Sometimes of a morning, as I've sat in bed sucking down the early cup of tea and watched my man Jee…

If you liked the short stories plot in Jeeves and the Hard-Boiled Egg by P.G. Wodehouse , here is a list of 16 books like this:

Cover of The Million Dollar Bond Robbery: a Hercule Poirot Short Story (Hercule Poirot, #SS-22) by Agatha Christie, David Suchet

1. The Million Dollar Bond Robbery: a Hercule Poirot Short Story (Hercule Poirot, #SS-22)

By: Agatha Christie , David Suchet

3.54

Format: 326 pages, Audiobook

Philip Ridgeway, a young banker, is suspected of stealing one million dollars in Liberty Bonds on a… read more

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  • fiction
  • classics
  • short stories
Cover of The Minister's Black Veil by Nathaniel Hawthorne

2. The Minister's Black Veil

By: Nathaniel Hawthorne

3.73

Format: 37 pages, Paperback

The sexton stood in the porch of Milford meeting-house, pulling busily at the bell-rope. The old pe… read more

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  • fiction
  • classics
  • short stories
"The grass of many years has sprung up and withered on that grave, the burial-stone is mossgrown, and good Mr. Hooper’s face is dust; but awful is still the thought that it mouldered beneath the black…"

-Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Minister's Black Veil

"Mr. Hooper spent a long life, irreproachable in outward act, yet shrouded in dismal suspicions; kind and loving, though unloved, and dimly feared; a man apart from men, shunned in their health and jo…"

-Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Minister's Black Veil

Cover of The Beasts of Tarzan (Tarzan, #3) by Edgar Rice Burroughs

3. The Beasts of Tarzan (Tarzan, #3)

By: Edgar Rice Burroughs

3.78

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Not long after Tarzan claims his hereditary title of Lord Greystoke and marries Jane, their infant … read more

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  • classics
  • fiction
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4. Blue Hotel

By: Stephen Crane

3.56

Format: 86 pages, Paperback

Nous sommes au bord de la voie ferrée, dans un hôtel du Nebraska, en 1898. C'est dans cet hôtel que… read more

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  • fiction
  • classics
  • short stories
"Every sin is the result of a colaboration"

-Stephen Crane, Blue Hotel

"This poor gambler isn’t even a noun. He is kind of an adverb."

-Stephen Crane, Blue Hotel

Cover of Sherlock Holmes: Adventure of the Creeping Man by Arthur Conan Doyle

5. Sherlock Holmes: Adventure of the Creeping Man

By: Arthur Conan Doyle

4.39

Format: None pages, Audio CD

It's elementary that any Conan Doyle fan will want this splendid set of Sherlock Holmes mysteries-t… read more

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  • fiction
  • classics
  • short stories
Cover of The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist (The Return of Sherlock Holmes, #4) by Arthur Conan Doyle, Edward Raleigh

6. 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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  • fiction
  • classics
  • short stories
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7. 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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  • fiction
  • classics
  • short stories
Cover of The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman: A Short Story by Agatha Christie

8. The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman: A Short Story

By: Agatha Christie

4.88

Format: 242 pages, ebook

Previously published in the print anthology Poirot Investigates. An Italian count telephones his do… read more

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  • fiction
  • classics
  • short stories
Cover of Bartleby the Scrivener by Herman Melville

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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  • fiction
  • classics
  • 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

10. The Kiss / A Visit to Friends

By: Anton Chekhov

4.00

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Two amusing and heartrending stories that are always insightful: the first one about an awkward you… read more

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  • fiction
  • classics
  • short stories
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11. The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor: A Short Story

By: Agatha Christie

4.22

Format: None pages,

Previously published in the print anthology Poirot Investigates An aging, heavily-insured country s… read more

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  • fiction
  • classics
  • short stories
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12. Paul's Case

By: Willa Cather

3.83

Format: 208 pages,

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  • fiction
  • classics
  • short stories

13. 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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  • fiction
  • classics
  • short stories
Cover of The Kidnapped Prime Minister: A Short Story by Agatha Christie

14. The Kidnapped Prime Minister: A Short Story

By: Agatha Christie

3.71

Format: 272 pages, ebook

Just as World War I is drawing to an end, the prime minister is kidnapped. It is down to Hercule Po… read more

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  • fiction
  • classics
  • short stories

15. The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, #7)

By: Arthur Conan Doyle

3.79

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

When the Countess of Morcar's priceless blue carbuncle is stolen, a reformed thief is charged with … read more

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16. The Adventure of the ‘Western Star': A Short Story

By: Agatha Christie

4.04

Format: 323 pages, Audio

Movie star Mary Marvell consults with Hercule Poirot after receiving threatening letters that warn … read more

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17. Ligeia

By: Edgar Allan Poe

3.51

Format: 235 pages,

Suspense, fear and the supernatural provide the center for this tale by the master prose writer. read more

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18. Bernice Bobs Her Hair

By: F. Scott Fitzgerald

4.57

Format: 270 pages,

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19. Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

By: Rudyard Kipling

4.57

Format: 270 pages,

The thrilling tale of a brave young mongoose and his great war with the wicked and deadly cobras Na… read more

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20. The Bottle Imp

By: Robert Louis Stevenson

2.75

Format: None pages, Paperback

Offering an engrossing spin on a time-honored theme--the risky business of making a pact with the d… read more

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21. 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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22. A Case of Identity (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, #3)

By: Arthur Conan Doyle , Edward Raleigh

3.76

Format: None pages, Audio

Who is the wealthy Miss Mary Sutherland? More importantly, does she share a connection to the disap… read more

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23. The Adventure of the Retired Colourman

By: Arthur Conan Doyle

3.45

Format: None pages, None

Sherlock Holmes is hired by a retired art supply dealer from Lewisham, Josiah Amberley, to look int… read more

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  • fiction
  • classics
  • short stories
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24. Doing Clarence a Bit of Good

By: M Capek

3.62

Format: 26 pages, Paperback

Have you ever thought about-and, when I say thought about, I mean really carefully considered the q… read more

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  • humor
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25. A Friend of Napoleon

By: Richard Connell

3.92

Format: None pages, None

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  • short stories
Cover of The One Hundred Dollar Bill by Booth Tarkington

26. The One Hundred Dollar Bill

By: Booth Tarkington

2.73

Format: None pages, None

Chosen as one of the best stories of 1923 read more

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27. England to America

By: Margaret Prescott Montague

3.82

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain… read more

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Cover of Jeeves and the Hard-Boiled Egg by P.G. Wodehouse

28. Jeeves and the Hard-Boiled Egg

By: P.G. Wodehouse

3.79

Format: 28 pages, Paperback

Sometimes of a morning, as I've sat in bed sucking down the early cup of tea and watched my man Jee… read more

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  • classics
  • humor
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • comedy
Cover of The Battle of the Witch Doctors by H. Rider Haggard

29. The Battle of the Witch Doctors

By: H. Rider Haggard

3.29

Format: None pages, MP3 CD

None read more

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30. The Unexpected

By: Jack London

3.60

Format: None pages, MP3 CD

Short story. read more

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  • classics
  • fiction
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31. A Reputation

By: Richard Connell

4.14

Format: 19 pages, ebook

Saunders Rook wants very badly to be as popular as the others of his club of liberal professionals,… read more

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17 must-read fiction books like Jeeves and the Hard-Boiled Egg by P.G. Wodehouse

Transform Your Habits

The Million Dollar Bond Robbery: a Hercule Poirot Short Story (Hercule Poirot, #SS-22)

Agatha Christie , David Suchet

3.54

Transform Your Habits

The Minister's Black Veil

Nathaniel Hawthorne

3.73

Transform Your Habits

The Beasts of Tarzan (Tarzan, #3)

Edgar Rice Burroughs

3.78

Transform Your Habits

Blue Hotel

Stephen Crane

3.56

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10 Best fiction books like The Unexpected by Jack London

Transform Your Habits

The Beasts of Tarzan (Tarzan, #3)

Edgar Rice Burroughs

3.78

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Blue Hotel

Stephen Crane

3.56

Transform Your Habits

Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad

M.R. James

3.50

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The Country of the Blind

H.G. Wells

4.17

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