Short Stories

Life's most meaningful moments often come in small packages, captured in brief but powerful glimpses that stay with us long after the last page. These concentrated doses of wisdom, humor, and human experience - whether personal essays, bite-sized memoirs, or intimate character studies - offer readers the perfect way to experience a complete story in a single sitting.

Short Stories Book Summaries

The Last Wish Summary

by Andrzej Sapkowski

Chess Story Summary

by Stefan Zweig 2005 104 pages

German Literature

The Jungle Book Summary

The Jungle Book

by Rudyard Kipling 1992 192 pages

Chicken Soup for the Soul Summary

Chicken Soup for the Soul

Tough Times, Tough People: 101 Stories about Overcoming the Economic Crisis and Other Challenges

by Jack Canfield 2009 414 pages

The Tales of Beedle the Bard Summary

The Tales of Beedle the Bard

by J.K. Rowling 2008 128 pages

I, Robot Summary

by Isaac Asimov 2004 240 pages

Science Fiction

Love's Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy Summary

Love's Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy

by Irvin D. Yalom 2000 304 pages

Skeleton Crew Summary

by Stephen King 1993 612 pages

Table for Two Summary

by Amor Towles 2024 448 pages

Historical Fiction

Literary Fiction

Dispatches from Planet 3 Summary

Dispatches from Planet 3

Thirty-Two (Brief) Tales on the Solar System, the Milky Way, and Beyond

by Marcia Bartusiak

Franny and Zoey Summary

Franny and Zoey

by J.D. Salinger

The Cyberiad Summary

by Stanisław Lem 1965 295 pages

Science Fiction

The Lonely Voice Summary

The Lonely Voice

A Study of the Short Story

by Frank O'Connor

Literary Criticism

How to Write Short Stories And Use Them to Further Your Writing Career Summary

How to Write Short Stories And Use Them to Further Your Writing Career

by James Scott Bell

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge Summary

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

by Ambrose Bierce 1890 36 pages

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