War Short Stories

	Very short stories concerning World War I - the Great War, yet all to often the Forgotten War. Historical fiction collected from the Story Bytes Ezine and Mailing List. Images by Salvador Dali.  Read More >>
	Jack Trammell The Civil War Collection Read More >>
	The musket ball flew past his head and Private Abner Wilcox ducked. It was a purely reflexive move. If that musket ball had been closer, hed have ..., Jason Austin Read More >>
	Stephen Crane's short story: An Episode Of War - Read this text online Read More >>
	This site contains a large selection of short stories of high quality new writing. New stories are received on this website daily Read More >>
	Joseph Addison: Already have our quarrels fill’d the world with widows and with orphans Aeschylus: Ares, father of tears, mows the field of man Conrad Aiken: Vast symphonic dance of death  Read More >>
	Comprehensive collection of information on the World War II German prison camp - Stalag Luft I. Narratives and pics of prisoners, documents, artwork, the secret newspaper,books and the German Interrogators Read More >>
	Holland Situation map, 18 September, 1944 Read More >>
	Reporter War Stories Read More >>
	Here are five groups of soldiers that prove that no matter how implausible the plot, some military unit, somewhere, has topped it.... Read More >>

Beggar Short Stories

	Guy De Maupassant's short story: The Beggar - Read this text online Read More >>
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	Daughter Of A Beggar: Short Story Read More >>
	This story goes out to all my Muslim brothers and sisters…I got this story off from Facebook’s Think and Reflect Fan Page… Enjoy reading this story… Once upon a time, there lived Read More >>
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	In Her Eyes (The Beggar Story) ImanAdly Read More >>
	The Two Beggars : Fables : Animals Stories : Short Stories  Read More >>
	The Beggar Stories Read More >>
	I battled to sleep last night, and eventually crashed on the couch in front of the TV at about 3am. At 8am I awoke to the sound of knocking at my front door. It Read More >>
	The Story of the Seven Beggars, by Rabbi Nachman of Breslov. Read More >>
	This story from the 1001 nights tells of hidden treasure and magical powers. It will remind you a little of Aladdin, but it's more serious. The Blind Beggar of Baghdad is a warning about how greed can drive you mad   Read More >>
	I recently read a beautiful and inspiring story of a blind beggar child. After reading it, I truly felt that, a little shift in the way we are living at Read More >>

Widow Short Stories

	Waiting for the Widow Read More >>
	Washington Irving's short story: The Widow and her Son Read More >>
	English Short Story The Widow by Rashmi Gowda Reshmi GowdaEditor's note: Rashmi Gowda works for a medical device company in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. She grew up in South India, and Read More >>
	Story of Sheila and the strange story about her life. What should she do nex? Read More >>
	http://www.americanliterature.com/Harte/SS/MrMacglowriesWidow.html Mr. Macglowrie's Widow by Bret Harte: American Literature features thousands Read More >>
	Mr. Lismore and the Widow Read More >>
	A Widow's Story' by Joyce Carol Oates Read More >>
	Only an Ex-serviceman could understand the situation and wellbeing of the families of faujis.I shook hands with him and came out of the Civil Secretariat. Read More >>
	Jacob A. Riis's Short Story: The Problem Of The Widow Salvini. Read online Read More >>
	a bizzare story about a man meeting his fiancee Read More >>
	Are You A Widow? Join 1,093 friendly people sharing 567 true stories in the I Am a Widow group. Find forums, advice and chat with groups who share this life experience.  Read More >>
	For a woman to become a widow somebody does have to die, but it doesn't mean she has to as well. Read More >>
	Joyce Carol Oates's unflinching memoir of her marriage is both witty and moving, says Kate Kellaway Read More >>
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	Joyce Carol Oates’s memoir of her husband’s death is more painfully self-revelatory than anything she dared produce as a fiction writer or critic. Read More >>

Earthquake Short Stories

	G. R. Alden's Short Story: A True Incident Of The San Francisco Earthquake. Read online Read More >>
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	Felix Kemp, the Earthquake (Short Story) Read More >>
	When the earthquake struck, I was on the 48th floor of a Tokyo high-rise building, a precarious position. Little was I to know that there was to be much worse places to be, and in more tranquil locations. But the fear was nothing I have felt in my life. Read More >>
	Azure Scratchings Earthquake and Literature Read More >>
	Visit the Earthquake Museum for everything you want to know about Earthquakes. First person accounts of earthquake survivors Read More >>
	Although the bulldozers and earthmovers have begun their work, the terrible memories and loss will not be so easy to sweep away Read More >>
	True Earthquake Stories! Read More >>
	Stories of earthquake survival -- and heartbreaking loss -- continue in Christchurch, New Zealand. Geologists are rapidly gleaning a more detailed picture of the seismic fault. Experts see lessons for Portland, Seattle and several other northwest cities Read More >>
	This Photo was taken by my wife yesterday. I was watching waves smashing in front of me, while contemplating the events of the past two weeks, past month, past 6 months, thinking about the 3 earthquakes, the tsunami, thinking about my story Read More >>

British Short Stories

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History Short Stories

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	The short story emerged in a blitzkrieg of 19th-century magazine publishing, reached its apotheosis with Chekhov, and became one of the great 20th-century art forms. William Boyd reveals his taxonomy... Read More >>
	Introduction to the Genre: Short Story and Novella. Read More >>
	Mark Twain The Private History of a Campaign that Failed Read More >>
	THE HISTORY OF SHORT STORIES IN THE EVENING NEWS Read More >>
	Alternative History Short Stories Read More >>
	The American Short Story: A Selective Chronology Read More >>
	from 18th through 20th century Read More >>
	Top 10 Lists: This list is inspired by an excellent book I recently bought called "Lost to Time". I strongly recommend you buy it if you want to read much more detail about the stories, people, and places in this list.  Read More >>
	Forget about Stephanie Meyer or JK Rowling or Stephen King--at the end of the day, they just write stories and make billions of dollars. No, the writers who really deserve a pat on the back ....  Read More >>
	American History Stories, Volume I by Mara L. Pratt—Stories of early exploration and founding of American colonies, conflicts over religion, and troubles with the Indians, culminating in the French and Indian War.   Read More >>
	Pennsylvania Hospital was founded in 1751 by Dr. Thomas Bond and Benjamin Franklin 'to care for the sick-poor and insane who were wandering the streets of Philadelphia   Read More >>
	STORIES FROM ROMAN HISTORYBYLENA DALKEITH Read More >>
	Heritage History publishes classic juvenile history books and illustrations in a convenient electronic form, featuring biographies, legends, historical fiction, geography, military history, legends, adapted literature, bible and saint stories, folk tales.   Read More >>
	Are you bored with history because you know how the story ends ? Read alternative histories on how history could have turned out differently. Read More >>