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Books in the Fiction - Short Story genre:

Faithful Friends (1902)

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A collection of stories and pictures, which was frequently reprinted. This appears to be the first edition.

Author(s): Anonymous
Illustrator(s): Cecil Aldin
Arthur Rackham
Louis Wain
Et al

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More Tales of the Stumps (1902)

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A collection of cricket tales.

Author(s): Horace Bleackley
Illustrator(s): Arthur Rackham
Rip

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The Revolt of the Toys and What Comes of Quarrelling (1902)

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Two stories by the English master.

Author(s): E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s): Ambrose Dudley

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The Tailor of Gloucester (1902)

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The tailor is assisted in finishing an important commission by the mice who live in his house. This was Beatrix Potter’s favorite among her books.This is the original privately printed edition which is longer than the first commercial edition.... View More

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

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The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1902)

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There were two bindings for the first edition of this classic story of a bad little bunny. Later printings had fewer illustrations. Read online at wikisource. Or at Gutenberg. Or at Hathitrust.... View More

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

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Brains and Bravery (1903)

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A collection of fourteen tales of young men exhibiting brains and bravery. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): G. A. Henty
L. T. Meade
Various
Illustrator(s): Arthur Rackham

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Cats at Play (1903)

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A collection of stories and pictures, with one picture by Rackham.

Author(s): May Gladwin
Illustrator(s): Arthur Rackham
Louis Wain

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The Curious Book of Birds (1903)

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A collection of folk tales about birds. Read for free online at Project Gutenberg.

Author(s): Abbie Farwell Brown
Illustrator(s): E. Boyd Smith

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Littledom Castle and Other Tales (1903)

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Ten stories with nine different illustrators.

Author(s): Mrs. M. H. Spielmann
Illustrator(s): Kate Greenaway
Arthur Rackham
Et al

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My Debut as a Literary Person (1903)

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Fourteen stories and essays originally published as volume XXIII in the author’s complete works. Read online at archive.org.... View More

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

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The Tailor of Gloucester (1903)

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The tailor is assisted in finishing an important commission by the mice who live in his house. This was Beatrix Potter’s favorite among her books. Originally privately printed in 1902, this is the first commercial edition. Read online at archiv... View More

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

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The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin (1903)

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Squirrel Nutkin tempts the old owl once too often and pays the price with the loss of his tail. The island where the squirrels collect nuts is similar to Wildcat Island. Read online at Internet Archive. Or at wikisource. Or at Hathitrust. Or at Guten... View More

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

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Tales of St. Austin’s (1903)

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A dozen ‘public school’ stories set at St. Austin’s. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): R. Noel Pocock
E. F. Skinner
T. M. R. Whitwell

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Tales of St. Austin’s (1903)

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A dozen ‘public school’ stories set at St. Austin’s. Read online at gutenberg.org.

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): R. Noel Pocock
E. F. Skinner
T. M. R. Whitwell

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Zut and Other Parisians (1903)

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A collection of short stories set in the City of Light by an American expatriate. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Guy Wetmore Carryl
Illustrator(s): None

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The Admirable Tinker (1904)

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Disowned by his stepmother Sir Tancred and his son, Tinker, live by their wits. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Edgar Jepson
Illustrator(s): Margaret Eckerson

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Cat Tales (1904)

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A series of tales about kittens and cats.

Author(s): Rosamund Bland
E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s): Isabel Watkin

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A Dog’s Tale (1904)

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The story of a pet dog who is cruelly mistreated by her master who subsequently kills her puppy in a scientific “experiment.” Read online at Hathitrust.... View More

Author(s): Mark Twain
Illustrator(s): W. T. Smedley

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In the Closed Room (1904)

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Judith meets another little girl when her parents are house sitting for the summer, and together they explore the closed room on the fourth floor. Read online at Archive.org. Or at Hathitrust.... View More

Author(s): Frances Hodgson Burnett
Illustrator(s): Jessie Willcox Smith

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Little Folks Picture Album (1904)

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A collection of short stories with forty-seven colored illustrations.

Author(s): Maggie Browne
Illustrator(s): Arthur Rackham
Et al

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