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Fiction - Short Story Genre

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Books in the Fiction - Short Story genre:

Meet Mr. Mulliner (1928)

Nine short stories narrated by Mr. Mulliner, he of the many nephews. These originally appeared in The Strand and Liberty magazines. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Unknown

A New Book of Sense and Nonsense (1928)

A collection of nonsense stories for older readers.

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

Pleasant Pathways (1928)

A primary school reader.

Winding Roads (1928)

An elementary school reader.

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham

The 1929 Christmas Tree Annual (1929)

An anthology for the holidays published in aid of the Children’s Country Holiday Fund.

Alexander Botts, Earthworm Tractors (1929)

When Alexander Botts offers his services to the Earthworm Tractor Company, they do not realize what they are in for - fortunately for them and for us.

Author(s): William Hazlett Upson
Illustrator(s): Tony Sarg

Far Away Hills (1929)

An elementary school reader.

Golden Tales of Our America (1929)

A collection of short stories about earlier times in America.

In a Glass Darkly (1929)

A collection of horror and mystery stories by the Irish master. The first issue is in black cloth with a larger page size.

Author(s): Sheridan Le Fanu
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

Krag, the Kootenay Ram and Other Animal Stories (1929)

Animal biographies from Wild Animals I Have Known, Lives of the Hunted, and Wild Animal Ways.... View More

Author(s): Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s): Ernest Thompson Seton

Livestock in Barracks (1929)

A collection of humorous sketches about army life in World War I, originally published in Punch.

Author(s): Anthony Armstrong
Illustrator(s): Ernest H. Shepard

Miki (1929)

Miki visits Hungary where he makes many new friends.

A Monkey Tale (1929)

The little monkey is on the lookout for danger, and uses his loud cry to alert the animals of the jungle when it threatens.

Author(s): Hamilton Williamson
Illustrator(s): Berta Hader
Elmer Hader

Mr. Mulliner Speaking (1929)

A collection of short stories narrated by Mr. Mulliner. Three feature Bobbie Wickham. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Unknown

There Were Giants (1929)

An anthology of stories about giants.

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Lois Lenski

Billy the Dog that Made Good (1930)

A collection of animal life stories.

Author(s): Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s): Ernest Thompson Seton

The Cute Coyote and Other Animal Stories (1930)

Selections from Lives of the Hunted, Wild Animals at Home and Wild Animal Ways.... View More

Author(s): Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s): Ernest Thompson Seton

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