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History

A free repository of fine, historical fiction short stories. Find titles and authors from all over the world. Updated weekly.

Jaroslav Hašek
from: Czech

How I Met the Author of My Obituary

Reading Time : 6min

Jonathan Swift
from: English

A Modest Proposal

Reading Time : 17min

Raghad al-Suheil
from: Arabic

Rabbits of Baghdad

Reading Time : 9min

Ambrose Bierce
from: English

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

Reading Time : 18min

Jessie Greengrass

from: English

An Account of the Decline of the Great Auk, According to One Who Saw It

Reading Time : 19min

Guy de Maupassant
from: French

Two Friends

Reading Time : 10min

Pádraic Ó Conaire
from: Irish

Nora, daughter of Marcus Beag

Reading Time : 23min

Graham Greene

from: English

The Destructors

Reading Time : 26min

Herman Melville
from: English

The Paradise of Bachelors and the Tartarus of Maids

Reading Time : 41min

Danilo Kiš

from: Serbian

Last Respects

Reading Time : 11min

Rainer Maria Rilke
from: German

Gym Period

Reading Time : 9min

Jaroslav Hašek
from: Czech

The Emperor Franz Joseph’s Portrait

Reading Time : 8min

History

A free repository of fine, historical fiction short stories. Find titles and authors from all over the world. Updated weekly.

Jaroslav Hašek from: Czech

How I Met the Author of My Obituary

Reading Time : 6min

Jonathan Swift from: English

A Modest Proposal

Reading Time : 17min

Raghad al-Suheil from: Arabic

Rabbits of Baghdad

Reading Time : 9min

Ambrose Bierce from: English

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

Reading Time : 18min

Jessie Greengrass from: English

An Account of the Decline of the Great Auk, According to One Who Saw It

Reading Time : 19min

Guy de Maupassant from: French

Two Friends

Reading Time : 10min

Pádraic Ó Conaire from: Irish

Nora, daughter of Marcus Beag

Reading Time : 23min

Graham Greene from: English

The Destructors

Reading Time : 26min

Herman Melville from: English

The Paradise of Bachelors and the Tartarus of Maids

Reading Time : 41min

Danilo Kiš from: Serbian

Last Respects

Reading Time : 11min

Rainer Maria Rilke from: German

Gym Period

Reading Time : 9min

Jaroslav Hašek from: Czech

The Emperor Franz Joseph’s Portrait

Reading Time : 8min

Jaroslav Hašek
from: Czech

Jonathan Swift
from: English

Raghad al-Suheil
from: Arabic

Ambrose Bierce
from: English

Jessie Greengrass

from: English

Guy de Maupassant
from: French

Pádraic Ó Conaire
from: Irish

Graham Greene

from: English

Herman Melville
from: English

Danilo Kiš

from: Serbian

Rainer Maria Rilke
from: German

Jaroslav Hašek
from: Czech