The Purpose of the Library of Short Stories – This website is an endeavour to make the best of history’s short stories easily accessible to read online at all times, for everyone, for free. Thousands of works have been formatted, from the mysteries of Edgar Allan Poe, to the horrors of H.P.Lovecraft, the adventures of Jack London, and the fantasies of H.G.Wells. “Then suddenly I saw it. With only a slight churning to mark its rise to the surface, the thing slid into view above the dark waters.” – Dagon

Formats – Each story is available as simple text online and downloadable as a PDF or EPUB. “May ne’er a noble of thy murd’rous line survive to reach a greater age than thine!” – The Alchemist

How to Discover Stories – The Library page can be used to filter and sort stories by genre, length, date, author and rating. The Authors page can be used to filter and sort authors similiarly. The Discover page holds recommendations and collections including the top classics and the best of each genre.