Short stories online for EFL / ESL

Very short stories in graded English, levels B1 to C1 - for class and for home

Short stories - advanced English - B2 and C1

• NEW   Short story - the last hour   A short story from Scotland,  in B2 level English, with audio and  interactive  reading test.  (B2 level - 850 words)
• NEW   Short story: Unsolved Mysteries  - a short story from the USA in advanced level English, with interactive exercises  - (B2 level - 920 words)
• NEW   Short story: A suitable job  - a short story from Britain in advanced level English, with lesson plan and interactive exercises  - (C1 level - 950 words)
• Short story: The Car  - a short story from Britain in advanced level English, with audio, lesson plan and interactive exercises  - (C1 level - 950 words)
• Short story: Blue Gum Tree - a short story from New Zealand with  audio and interactive worksheet (B2 level - 850 - 900 words)
• Short Story: Lucky Jim -  an original short story from the USA, with  audio  and interactive worksheet -.  (C1 level  - 800-850 words)
• For Elise - An original short story from the USA - with audio and interactive worksheet  (B2 level ~ 1150 words )
• A few good reasons - An original short story from the USA  with  audio and interactive worksheet   (B2 level ~ 950 words )

And a longer short story..

• The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Mark Twain (Appendix to Mark Twain and the frogs of Calaveras County) 2600 words.

Short stories - intermediate English,  teenage fiction - B1 and B2

• NEW  Short story: Dr Trelew's encounter  - (B1) a Victorian mystery with worksheet and  audio
• Short story: Driftwood  - (B2) a short story from England with worksheet and  audio
• Short story: Dance Macabre  - (B1) a short story from the USA with worksheets and  audio
• Short story: The Box  - (B2) with interactive worksheet  - a short story in two parts with worksheets and  audio
• Short Story - The Girl in the Denim Jacket , (B2) a story in two parts  with interactive worksheets and  audio
• Short Story - The Trap , ( B1) a story in two parts
• Short story: The Wimp.  (B1) Teenage fiction, in two parts  with worksheet and audio
• Mystery : The Titanic and the Temple of Doom  (B2) Did this really happen ?
• Short Story - One Foggy Night - (B1) with interactive worksheet and audio  - teenage fiction
• Short Story - The path to High Crag , (B1) a story in two parts
• English ghost stories - (B1) with interactive worksheet  - low intermediate level

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Short stories must be your own © original work, be set in an English-speaking environment, and be appropriate for teenagers or young adult readers.
Linguapress is also interested in publishing good short stories by established writers whose works are in the public domain, and welcomes suggestions. To be in the public domain, works must be by a writer who died over 70 years ago.

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