Short Stories Old and New

This collection of short stories has been meticulously compiled from the public domain, with a particular focus on young Christian readers.

Stories included are:

• Esther, from the Old Testament.
• The History of Ali Baba and the Forty Robbers, from “The Arabian Nights.”
• Rip Van Winkle, by W. Irving.
• The Gold-Bug, by E.A. Poe.
• A Christmas Carol, by C. Dickens.
• The Great Stone Face, by N. Hawthorne.
• Rab and His Friends, by J. Brown.
• The Outcasts of Poker Flat, by B. Harte.
• Markheim, by R.L. Stevenson.
• The Necklace, by G. de Maupassant.
• The Man Who Would Be King, by R. Kipling.
• The Gift of the Magi, by O. Henry.