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Fiction - Short Story Genre

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Books in the Fiction - Short Story genre:

A Few Quick Ones (1959)

Ten short stories, including one featuring Jeeves.

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

A Few Quick Ones (1959)

Ten short stories, including one featuring Jeeves.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Paul Bacon

Land of Black Gold (1959)

Tintin and the two T detectives set off for the middle east to investigate a problem with the gasoline supply. It was substantially rewritten for this first English language edition. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Hergé
Illustrator(s): Hergé

The Magic World (1959)

This is a collection of twelve short stories, most dealing with magic in one of its forms.

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

Red Rackham’s Treasure (1959)

Tintin and Calculus are off to recover the treasure now that they have the map from the Unicorn. The Golden Press edition was translated by Danièle Gorlin. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Hergé
Illustrator(s): Hergé

The Riddle of the Fly & Other Stories (1959)

A collection of short stories.

Author(s): Elizabeth Enright
Illustrator(s): Irene Haas

The Secret of the Unicorn (1959)

Tintin purchases a model ship named Unicorn to give to Captain Haddock which leads to a treasure map. The Golden Press edition was translated by Danièle Gorlin. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Hergé
Illustrator(s): Hergé

Stories of Strange Happenings (1959)

A collection of stories and poems about strange events.  Includes Helpful Henry and The Left-Over Hat illustrated by Tibor Gergely. 

Trovato (1959)

An English spinster travels to Italy for her health and soon acquires a magpie and an orphan boy. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Bettina Bauer-Ehrlich
Illustrator(s): Bettina Bauer-Ehrlich

Wonder Tales of Ships and Seas (1959)

A collection of folktales from around the world dealing with the sea and ships.

Author(s): Frances Carpenter
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

Beginning with Mrs. McBee (1960)

Mrs. McBee tells Mr. Broadhurst to pay her favor forward, and sure enough it comes back to her. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Cecil Maiden
Illustrator(s): Hilary Knight

Best in Children’s Books Volume 29 (1960)

A collection of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Best in Children’s Books Volume 30 (1960)

A compendium of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.

Read online at archive.org.

Best In Children’s Books Volume 31 (1960)

An anthology of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.

Best in Children’s Books Volume 32 (1960)

A collection of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.

Best in Children’s Books Volume 33 (1960)

An anthology of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Best in Children’s Books Volume 35 (1960)

An anthology of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Best in Children’s Books Volume 36 (1960)

An anthology of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.

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