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Fiction - Short Story Genre

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Books in the Fiction - Short Story genre:

The Rainbow Book (1909)

A collection of mostly fairy stories. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies (1909)

The children of Benjamin Bunny and Flopsy Bunny are captured by Mr. McGregor but rescued by Thomasina Tittlemouse. Read online at Hathitrust. Or at wikisource. Or at Gutenberg.... View More

Author(s): Beatrix Potter
Illustrator(s): Beatrix Potter

These Little Ones (1909)

Ten stories, intended for adults by the noted children's fantasy author. Read online here.... View More

Author(s): E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s): Gerald Spencer Pryse

The Children’s Book: A Collection of the Best and Most Famous Stories and Poems in the English Language (1910)

Ranging from fables to fairy tales to ballads to myth, this anthology has stood the test of time. Read online at archive.org.

Children’s Treasury of Great Stories (1910)

A collection of selections from Alice in Wonderland, Gulliver’s Travels, Tales from Shakespeare, etc.

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Arthur Rackham
Et al

An Experiment in Gyro-Hats (1910)

In which a new and original top hat helps the course of true love to run smooth. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Ellis Parker Butler
Illustrator(s): Albert Levering

Feats on the Fjord and Merdhin (1910)

Two novels of adventure: the first set in Norway; the second dealing with King Canute. Read for free online at HathiTrust.

Author(s): Harriet Martineau
Illustrator(s): Arthur Rackham

L. Frank Baum’s Juvenile Speaker (1910)

An anthology taken from previously published works.

Literary Lapses: A Book of Sketches (1910)

This was the author’s first book of humorous sketches -- it starts right off with ‘My Financial Career’ -- one of his most often-anthologized pieces. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Stephen Leacock
Illustrator(s): None

Mad Shepherds and Other Human Studies (1910)

A collection of short stories about the residents of an English hamlet, including the village atheist, a shepherd and the minister’s wife, formerly on the stage. Read for free online at HathiTrust.... View More

Author(s): Lawrence P. Jacks
Illustrator(s): L. Leslie Brooke

Rewards and Fairies (1910)

Puck returns to take Dan and Una on further magical journeys into the past. Read online at Hathitrust.

Author(s): Rudyard Kipling
Illustrator(s): Frank Craig

Rewards and Fairies (1910)

Puck returns to take Dan and Una on further magical journeys into the past. Read online at Hathitrust.

Author(s): Rudyard Kipling
Illustrator(s): Frank Craig

The Scrumshus Story Book (1910)

A collection of stories, including The Bee-Blowaways with illustrations by Rackham. With over 180 color illustrations.... View More

Snowflake’s Picture Book (1910)

A collection of stories illustrated by Rackham and Wain.

Author(s): Uncle Maurice
Illustrator(s): Arthur Rackham
Louis Wain

The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse (1910)

Tidy Mrs. Tittlemouse is plagued by various insects who invade her home, and an unwelcome toad. Read online at Hathitrust. Or at wikisource. Or at Gutenberg.... View More

Author(s): Beatrix Potter
Illustrator(s): Beatrix Potter

The Temple Literary Readers Book 5 (1910)

An elementary school reader with some illustrations by Rackham. The cover is actually for Book 4.

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Arthur Rackham
Et al

The Water Goats and Other Troubles (1910)

Three stories including ‘The Water Goats,’ ‘Mr. Billing’s Pockets,’ and ‘Our First Burglar.’ Read online at archive.org.... View More

The Adventures of a Suburbanite (1911)

A move to the country allows the narrator to garden to his heart's content -- and more. Read online at Hathitrust.

Author(s): Ellis Parker Butler
Illustrator(s): A. B. Phelan

The Innocence of Father Brown (1911)

A collection of detective stories about a Catholic priest who is considered one of the high spots of detective fiction. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): G. K. Chesterton
Illustrator(s): Sydney Seymour Lucas

Literary Lapses: A Book of Sketches (1911)

This was a significantly enlarged edition with fourteen new sketches. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Stephen Leacock
Illustrator(s): None

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