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A List of Famous Short Stories
Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested: that is, some books are to be read only in parts, others to be read, but not curiously, and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. ~ Sir Francis Bacon

A LIST OF FAMOUS SHORT STORIES Famous short story writers are Edgar Allan Poe, Guy de Maupassant, Anton Chekov and O Henry. Some of these authors have gained much fame and recognition in the literary world entirely through their brilliant narrative of short stories while some of them like Charles Dickens, P.G. Woodehouse and Rudyard Kipling are highly accomplished in the fields of writing short stories and novels. Short stories are actually more difficult to write as it revolves around a single incident and it has to have the ability of captivating the reader. Because of its length a short story cannot be rambling or dealing with detailed descriptions. Whatever the plot maybe, the elements of a short story are clear and comprehensive while the ending of most famous short stories are abrupt and dramatic with a twist at the end. Here is a list of famous short stories.

Famous Short Stories About Love Here is a list of famous short stories About love. • Antony and Cleopatra ~ William Shakespeare • About Love ~ Anton Chekov • The Thing's The Play ~ O. Henry • An Imaginative Woman ~ Thomas Hardy • Old Ghosts ~ A.J. McKenna • Return to Paradise ~ Anton Chekov • Blues in the Night ~ Jennifer Jenkinson • The Three Letters ~ Nels Schifano • Gift of the Magi ~ O. Henry • Scarlet Stockings ~ Louisa May Alcott • A Lickpenny Lover ~ O. Henry • Love ~ Anton Chekov • Some Ways of Love ~ Charlotte Mew • The Love Quarrel ~ Agnes Strickland
Famous Short Stories for High School
Here is a list of world famous short stories that can be read by high school students. • The Purloined Letter ~ Edgar Allen Poe • A Piece of

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