Best American (US) Short Stories

1.
The Yellow Wall-Paper
The Yellow Wall-Paper 4.07 avg rating — 338,232 ratings
2.
The Lottery
The Lottery 4.04 avg rating — 104,217 ratings
3.
To Build a Fire
To Build a Fire 3.98 avg rating — 25,825 ratings
4.
Bartleby the Scrivener
Bartleby the Scrivener 3.93 avg rating — 72,175 ratings
5.
The Masque of the Red Death
The Masque of the Red Death 4.06 avg rating — 44,767 ratings
6.
Young Goodman Brown
Young Goodman Brown 3.65 avg rating — 15,977 ratings
7.
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge 4.01 avg rating — 26,410 ratings
8.
A Rose for Emily
A Rose for Emily 3.83 avg rating — 13,136 ratings
9.
The Tell-Tale Heart
The Tell-Tale Heart 4.24 avg rating — 117,095 ratings
10.
A Good Man Is Hard To Find
A Good Man Is Hard To Find 3.85 avg rating — 12,465 ratings
11.
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 3.67 avg rating — 10,525 ratings
12.
The Gift of the Magi
The Gift of the Magi
by: O. Henry
4.11 avg rating — 99,706 ratings
13.
The Cask of Amontillado
The Cask of Amontillado 4.08 avg rating — 85,822 ratings
14.
The Black Cat
The Black Cat 4.03 avg rating — 54,341 ratings
15.
The Lady or the Tiger?
The Lady or the Tiger? 3.94 avg rating — 2,839 ratings
16.
Charles
Charles 3.71 avg rating — 1,018 ratings
17.
The Most Dangerous Game
The Most Dangerous Game 3.95 avg rating — 59,387 ratings
18.
The Million Pound Bank Note
The Million Pound Bank Note 3.74 avg rating — 1,654 ratings
19.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow 3.78 avg rating — 148,577 ratings
20.
The Pedestrian: A Fantasy in One Act
The Pedestrian: A Fantasy in One Act 3.77 avg rating — 2,600 ratings
21.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 3.58 avg rating — 77,969 ratings
22.
The Boarded Window
The Boarded Window 3.34 avg rating — 486 ratings
22.
The Ransom of Red Chief
The Ransom of Red Chief
by: O. Henry
4.15 avg rating — 6,648 ratings
24.
Rip Van Winkle
Rip Van Winkle 3.60 avg rating — 18,027 ratings
25.
There Will Come Soft Rains
There Will Come Soft Rains 4.22 avg rating — 9,185 ratings
26.
Hoods I Have Known
Hoods I Have Known it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
27.
The Cop and the Anthem - play
The Cop and the Anthem - play 3.91 avg rating — 676 ratings
27.
The Raven
The Raven 4.29 avg rating — 163,395 ratings
29.
The Catbird Seat
The Catbird Seat 3.83 avg rating — 435 ratings
30.
The Skylight Room
The Skylight Room
by: O. Henry
3.36 avg rating — 247 ratings
31.
Dr. Heidegger's Experiment
Dr. Heidegger's Experiment 3.68 avg rating — 1,190 ratings
32.
The Birth-Mark
The Birth-Mark 3.67 avg rating — 4,975 ratings
33.
The War Prayer
The War Prayer 4.40 avg rating — 2,224 ratings
34.
Open Boat
Open Boat 3.64 avg rating — 4,868 ratings
34.
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas 4.37 avg rating — 49,650 ratings
36.
Harrison Bergeron
Harrison Bergeron 4.14 avg rating — 21,950 ratings
37.
A Jury of Her Peers
A Jury of Her Peers 4.03 avg rating — 3,345 ratings
38.
The Minister's Black Veil
The Minister's Black Veil 3.73 avg rating — 8,514 ratings
39.
The Maypole of Merry Mount
The Maypole of Merry Mount 3.20 avg rating — 293 ratings
40.
The Devil and Daniel Webster
The Devil and Daniel Webster 3.87 avg rating — 877 ratings
41.
Rappaccini's Daughter
Rappaccini's Daughter 3.89 avg rating — 7,708 ratings
42.
Editha
Editha 3.39 avg rating — 649 ratings
43.
A Martian Odyssey
A Martian Odyssey 3.77 avg rating — 1,603 ratings
44.
A Sound of Thunder
A Sound of Thunder 4.08 avg rating — 8,325 ratings
45.
A Dusted Soul
A Dusted Soul 4.64 avg rating — 11 ratings
45.
Gimmicks Three
Gimmicks Three 3.48 avg rating — 86 ratings
45.
The Call of Cthulhu
The Call of Cthulhu 4.02 avg rating — 115,386 ratings
48.
Green Patches
Green Patches 3.97 avg rating — 116 ratings
49.
It's Such a Beautiful Day
It's Such a Beautiful Day 4.03 avg rating — 191 ratings
50.
Fire Sale
Fire Sale 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings
50.
A Village Singer
A Village Singer 3.33 avg rating — 18 ratings
52.
Expendable
Expendable 3.40 avg rating — 99 ratings
52.
How-2
How-2 3.77 avg rating — 22 ratings
54.
Second Game
Second Game it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
54.
Belles Demoiselles Plantation
Belles Demoiselles Plantation 3.25 avg rating — 8 ratings
56.
Time Exposures
Time Exposures really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
57.
The Green Car
The Green Car 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
58.
Grandpa
Grandpa 3.73 avg rating — 26 ratings
59.
A Pail of Air
A Pail of Air 3.93 avg rating — 462 ratings
60.
Victory Parade
Victory Parade really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
61.
Time in Advance
Time in Advance 3.90 avg rating — 155 ratings
62.
Puppet Show
Puppet Show really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 16 ratings
63.
Emergency Rations
Emergency Rations really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
64.
Pattern
Pattern 3.55 avg rating — 11 ratings
65.
Upon My Soul
Upon My Soul 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
66.
A Tree, a Rock, a Cloud (Creative Short Stories Series)
A Tree, a Rock, a Cloud (Creative Short Stories Series) 3.86 avg rating — 229 ratings
66.
Appointment on the Barge
Appointment on the Barge really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
68.
Discovering a New Earth
Discovering a New Earth 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
69.
Miss Winters and the Wind
Miss Winters and the Wind it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
70.
In the X-Ray
In the X-Ray really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
71.
The Rag Thing
The Rag Thing liked it 3.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
72.
The Good Provider
The Good Provider 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings
73.
Shall the Dust Praise Thee?
Shall the Dust Praise Thee? 3.12 avg rating — 16 ratings
74.
The Cage
The Cage 3.38 avg rating — 8 ratings
75.
Bullard Reflects
Bullard Reflects 3.20 avg rating — 5 ratings
76.
Under the Lion's Paw
Under the Lion's Paw 3.39 avg rating — 132 ratings
76.
The Hardest Bargain
The Hardest Bargain it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
78.
The Man Who Sold Rope to the Gnoles
The Man Who Sold Rope to the Gnoles 3.41 avg rating — 32 ratings
79.
Caviar
Caviar 3.81 avg rating — 257 ratings
80.
The Other Celia
The Other Celia 3.62 avg rating — 21 ratings
81.
Enoch
Enoch 4.13 avg rating — 69 ratings
82.
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Satisfaction Guaranteed 3.88 avg rating — 166 ratings
83.
Brokeback Mountain
Brokeback Mountain 4.02 avg rating — 49,925 ratings
83.
Silent Snow, Secret Snow
Silent Snow, Secret Snow 3.94 avg rating — 353 ratings
85.
Dance With The Devil
Dance With The Devil it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
86.
The Crawling Chaos
The Crawling Chaos 3.53 avg rating — 816 ratings
87.
Faith of our Fathers
Faith of our Fathers 3.91 avg rating — 44,733 ratings
88.
Doll-House, The
Doll-House, The 3.44 avg rating — 9 ratings
89.
The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth
The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth 4.06 avg rating — 4,010 ratings
89.
An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving
An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving 3.82 avg rating — 1,730 ratings
89.
The Celestial Railroad and Other Stories (Signet Classics) by Hawthorne, Nathaniel Reissue edition published by Signet Classics (2006) [Mass Market Pa
The Celestial Railroad and Other Stories (Signet Classics) by Hawthorne, Nathaniel Reissue edition published by Signet Classics (2006) [Mass Market Pa 3.87 avg rating — 502 ratings
92.
Latest Feature
Latest Feature 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
93.
The System
The System
by: Ben Bova
3.33 avg rating — 6 ratings
94.
Shatter Proof
Shatter Proof 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings
95.
Piece of the World, A
Piece of the World, A it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
96.
A new leaf
A new leaf really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
97.
Going Down?
Going Down? it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
98.
When Buying a Fine Murder
When Buying a Fine Murder it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
99.
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag 3.75 avg rating — 5,710 ratings
100.
Anyone For Murder?
Anyone For Murder? it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
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