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Books in the Fiction - Short Story genre:

The Stolen White Elephant, Etc (1882)

Eighteen articles and stories. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Mark Twain
Illustrator(s): None

The Chimney Corner (1883)

Over forty Lancashire tales, largely in dialect.

Author(s): Edwin Waugh
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

Society Novelettes (1883)

A two volume anthology. There are four Caldecott illustrations to Crossed in Love in volume two. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Chatterbox Hall (1884)

Stories and verses to accompany the pictures.

Author(s): Unknown
Illustrator(s): Kate Greenaway

Daddy Darwin’s Dovecot: A Country Tale (1884)

A pleasant story of a young orphan who is taken in as a servant, strives to do well through honesty and hard work, and ultimately succeeds, inheriting his master’s dovecot and doves. Read online at Hathitrust.... View More

Comic Histories, with Tommy and the Lion (1885)

A collection of humorous illustrations of scenes from English history with captions by the author’s brother. Tommy and the Lion was the last production of the artist. The Scenes were published the next year in color.... View More

Author(s): James E. Doyle
Richard Doyle
Illustrator(s): Richard Doyle

What Percy Found (1885)

An anthology taken from Little Folks' Reader magazine.

Author(s): Unknown
Illustrator(s): Palmer Cox

Dream Land (1886)

A collection of poetry and prose intended for schools. Includes a Palmer Cox mouse story. Read online at Baldwin Library.... View More

Author(s): Palmer Cox
Various
Illustrator(s): Palmer Cox
Various

The Last of the Peterkins with Others of Their Kin (1886)

In these further adventures of a muddleheaded family, the Lady from Philadelphia again comes to their aid.

Author(s): Lucretia P. Hale
Illustrator(s): Anonymous

Old Christmas and Bracebridge Hall (1886)

An omnibus edition of Old Christmas and Bracebridge Hall, illustrated by Caldecott. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Washington Irving
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

Pepper & Salt. or Seasoning for Young Folk (1886)

A collection of original tales, quite in the old style. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Howard Pyle
Illustrator(s): Howard Pyle

The Queen of the Pirate Isle (1886)

Tells of the piratical adventures of four children in a California mining camp. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Bret Harte
Illustrator(s): Kate Greenaway

A Christmas Posy (1888)

Eight short stories. Read for free online at Project Gutenberg.

Author(s): Mrs. Molesworth
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

The Early Writings of William Makepeace Thackeray (1888)

A selection of some of Thackeray’s early works with illustrations. Read online at archive.org.... View More

The Happy Prince and Other Tales (1888)

A collection of five original fairy tales. Read for Free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Oscar Wilde
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane
Jacomb Hood

The Wonder Clock (1888)

A collection of original tales, embellished with poems. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Howard Pyle
Katharine Pyle
Illustrator(s): Howard Pyle

The Royal Progress of King Pepito (1889)

A small boy wanders off with his kitten and his dog to gather a bunch of flowers. Read online at the University of Florida.

Author(s): Beatrice F. Cresswell
Illustrator(s): Kate Greenaway

The Light Princess and Other Fairy Stories (1890)

A collection of fairy tales including the story of a princess who loses her gravity. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): George MacDonald
Illustrator(s): L. Leslie Brooke

Christmas Every Day and Other Stories Told for Children (1892)

The story of a little girl who wanted it to be Christmas every day … and it was! Plus four other stories. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): William Dean Howells
Illustrator(s): Unknown

Merry Tales (1892)

Seven essays and stories previously published in magazines. The second issue has the frontispiece photo of the author. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Mark Twain
Illustrator(s): None

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