50 Best Short Stories of All Time

1.
The Lottery
The Lottery 4.04 avg rating — 104,218 ratings
2.
The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings
The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings 4.19 avg rating — 243,678 ratings
3.
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge 4.01 avg rating — 26,410 ratings
4.
To Build a Fire
To Build a Fire 3.98 avg rating — 25,825 ratings
5.
The Gift of the Magi
The Gift of the Magi
by: O. Henry
4.11 avg rating — 99,706 ratings
6.
A Good Man Is Hard To Find
A Good Man Is Hard To Find 3.85 avg rating — 12,465 ratings
7.
Collected Fictions
Collected Fictions 4.56 avg rating — 25,156 ratings
8.
In the Penal Colony
In the Penal Colony 3.93 avg rating — 31,033 ratings
9.
A Hunger Artist
A Hunger Artist 4.09 avg rating — 21,912 ratings
10.
Dubliners
Dubliners 3.84 avg rating — 170,143 ratings
11.
The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories
The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories 4.07 avg rating — 338,239 ratings
12.
The Most Dangerous Game
The Most Dangerous Game 3.95 avg rating — 59,387 ratings
13.
The Nightingale and the Rose
The Nightingale and the Rose 4.28 avg rating — 11,955 ratings
14.
The Monkey's Paw
The Monkey's Paw 3.84 avg rating — 17,004 ratings
15.
Nine Stories
Nine Stories 4.18 avg rating — 152,907 ratings
16.
A Sound of Thunder and Other Stories
A Sound of Thunder and Other Stories 4.19 avg rating — 7,345 ratings
17.
Three Questions
Three Questions 3.90 avg rating — 2,869 ratings
18.
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 3.67 avg rating — 10,525 ratings
19.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow 3.78 avg rating — 148,577 ratings
20.
The Fall of the House of Usher
The Fall of the House of Usher 3.85 avg rating — 83,632 ratings
21.
A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings
A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings 3.83 avg rating — 5,996 ratings
22.
Harrison Bergeron
Harrison Bergeron 4.14 avg rating — 21,950 ratings
23.
Brokeback Mountain
Brokeback Mountain 4.02 avg rating — 49,925 ratings
24.
The Necklace
The Necklace 3.84 avg rating — 8,479 ratings
25.
The Snows of Kilimanjaro and Other Stories
The Snows of Kilimanjaro and Other Stories 3.79 avg rating — 46,668 ratings
26.
The Rocking-Horse Winner
The Rocking-Horse Winner 3.84 avg rating — 7,074 ratings
27.
I, Robot (Robot, #0.1)
I, Robot (Robot, #0.1) 4.21 avg rating — 369,899 ratings
28.
The Things They Carried
The Things They Carried 4.14 avg rating — 337,466 ratings
29.
Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?
Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? 4.14 avg rating — 9,822 ratings
30.
Interpreter of Maladies
Interpreter of Maladies 4.18 avg rating — 203,036 ratings
31.
The Nose
The Nose 3.95 avg rating — 14,010 ratings
32.
The Looking Glass
The Looking Glass 3.23 avg rating — 617 ratings
33.
คำสาปร้านเบเกอรี
คำสาปร้านเบเกอรี 3.50 avg rating — 5,748 ratings
34.
Man from the South
Man from the South 3.74 avg rating — 1,032 ratings
35.
Signs and Symbols
Signs and Symbols 3.92 avg rating — 2,468 ratings
35.
Athini and Wisteria’s Milan Catwalk Mystery Adventure
Athini and Wisteria’s Milan Catwalk Mystery Adventure it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings
37.
Athini and Wisteria’s Afternoon Tea Mystery Adventure (Athini and Wisteria cats adventure series #1)
Athini and Wisteria’s Afternoon Tea Mystery Adventure (Athini and Wisteria cats adventure series #1) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings
38.
The Fly
The Fly 3.54 avg rating — 791 ratings
39.
The Lame Shall Enter First
The Lame Shall Enter First 4.20 avg rating — 313 ratings
40.
The Use of Force
The Use of Force 3.18 avg rating — 612 ratings
41.
Olive Kitteridge (Olive Kitteridge, #1)
Olive Kitteridge (Olive Kitteridge, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 259,610 ratings
42.
Steps
Steps 3.75 avg rating — 3,799 ratings
43.
Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?
Will You Please Be Quiet, Please? 4.19 avg rating — 19,016 ratings
44.
The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County
The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County 3.68 avg rating — 8,604 ratings
45.
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi 3.91 avg rating — 17,801 ratings
46.
The Body
The Body 4.30 avg rating — 44,937 ratings
47.
The Diamond as Big as the Ritz, and Other Stories
The Diamond as Big as the Ritz, and Other Stories 3.86 avg rating — 7,332 ratings
48.
The Swimmer
The Swimmer 4.03 avg rating — 5,165 ratings
49.
Selected Stories
Selected Stories 4.27 avg rating — 7,179 ratings
50.
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, February 1991
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, February 1991 3.58 avg rating — 26 ratings
51.
The Story
The Story
by: Amy Bloom
3.94 avg rating — 17 ratings
52.
Pastoralia
Pastoralia 4.07 avg rating — 25,642 ratings