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Fiction - Short Story Genre

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Books in the Fiction - Short Story genre:

Golden Tales of New England (1931)

A collection of short stories by New England authors.

Read online at archive.org

The House That Grew Smaller (1931)

The story of a falling-down house that finds new life by growing smaller. Robert Lawson did the illustrations. The story appeared in St. Nicholas magazine, Volume LVIII, September 1931, page 764. The story falls short of the author's previous work Th... View More

Author(s): Margery Williams Bianco
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson

Jeeves Omnibus (1931)

Includes stories from Jeeves (The Inimitable Jeeves), Carryon, Jeeves!, and Very Good, Jeeves (!). Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Salomon and Joseph Abbey

Moving of the Bog (1931)

This chapter from From the Horn of the Moon was published in St. Nicholas magazine, Volume LVIII, Number 9, July 1931, page 644. The pictures by Robert Lawson are printed at much larger scale than in the book.... View More

Author(s): Arthur Mason
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson

Pigs in the Castle (1931)

This short story, published in The Golden Book Magazine for July 1931, pages 73-80, is illustrated with some of Robert Lawson's etchings, including "New Milk," "A Wailing by the Shore," "The Cluricaun," and "The Leprechaun."... View More

Author(s): Arthur Mason
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson

The Ring of the Löwenskölds (1931)

A tale of jealousy and revenge from beyond the grave. Includes three novelettes: The General’s Ring, Charlotte Löwensköld, and Anna Svard.

Yankee Ships in Pirate Waters (1931)

A series of adventures, some true, others fictional, of American merchantmen and their encounters with pirates around the world. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Rupert Sargent Holland
Illustrator(s): Frank Schoonover

Auntie (1932)

Celia Jane spends a year with her Auntie, then when she is grown up and has a son of her own Auntie comes to live with her.

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1932

The Christmas Tree in the Woods (1932)

Based on a true story from Wiscasset, Maine.

Author(s): Susan Smith
Illustrator(s): Helen Sewell

Famous Animal Stories (1932)

A collection of stories about animals including myths, fables, fairy tales and true-life adventures.

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Unknown

Golden Tales of the Prairie States (1932)

A collection of short stories by midwestern writers.

Modern English Book Two, Parts I and II (1932)

An elementary school grammar book that contains a large number of Kate Seredy’s best pen and ink illustrations.

Nothing But Wodehouse (1932)

A compendium of Wodehouse, including selections from Jeeves, Very Good Jeeves, He Rather Enjoyed It, Meet Mr. Mulliner, Mr. Mulliner Speaking and the complete novel Leave it to Psmith. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): None

Everybody’s Lamb (1933)

A generous helping of Lamb.

Author(s): Charles Lamb
Illustrator(s): Ernest H. Shepard

Get-A-Way and Hary Janos (1933)

A worn-out stuffed horse and a broken-down toy soldier travel to the land where toys become new again.

The Great Sermon Handicap (1933)

A Bertie Wooster and Jeeves story that originally appeared in The Inimitable Jeeves (Jeeves).

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

Haven’s End (1933)

This is the story of a New England town, a family - the Swales - and their home.

Author(s): John P. Marquand
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson

The Man with Two Left Feet (1933)

A collection of short stories that first appeared in magazines such as The Strand, The Saturday Evening Post, McClure’s and Collier’s. Bertie Wooster and Jeeves make their first appearance in ‘Extricating Young Gussie.’ Read o... View More

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Harry Beckhoff

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