The following is a table of contents of some English short stories for reference:
1 The Catcher in the Rye - JD Salinger
2 To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
3 The Great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald
4 The Catcher in the Rye - JD Salinger
5 The Road - Cormac McCarthy
6 The Catcher in the Rye - JD Salinger
7 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty - mandeland
8 The Great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald
9 The Catcher in the Rye - JD Salinger
The Color Purple -Lu Xun
11 To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
12 The Catcher in the Rye - JD Salinger
13 The Road - Cormac McCarthy
14 The Catcher in the Rye - JD Salinger
15 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty - mandeland
First, look for the alphabetical order if it's an index by author. That'll make it easy to find a specific writer's short stories. If it's by genre, quickly scan for the category you're interested in, like mystery or romance.
You can often find a great index of short stories at your local library. They usually categorize them by author, genre, or time period. Another good place is online literary platforms, which might have user - rated or curated indexes.
Understand the structure of the index. If it's alphabetical by title, it'll be easy to find a story if you know its name. But if it's by genre within science fiction (like time travel, alien encounters etc.), then you can explore different sub - categories. You can also cross - reference. Say you find a story in the 'aliens' category but remember it had a female protagonist, you can then look in the index for female - led stories to confirm it's the one you want.
You can try looking in local libraries. They often have collections of science fiction short stories and might have an index or catalogue system to help you find specific ones.
The 'Index of Series Bedtime Stories' could be a list or guide that helps you find different bedtime stories in a series. It might include things like the titles of the stories, the order in which they should be read, and perhaps a short description of each one.
A librarian might use a short story index to quickly find specific stories for readers based on their interests or requests. It helps them locate relevant works efficiently.
O 'Henry's short stories were as follows:
The Police and the Psalm
20 years later
3 Extremely successful
Never Give Up
Gift of Maggie
6 The Miser's Home
Maggie's Punishment
Final Fantasy
20 years later again
The Blue Door
The Police and the Hymn Again
The Secret of Christmas
Lucky Number
The Final Murder
Marley and Me
The Final Lawsuit
Hope is a Dangerous Thing
Red Letter
Maggie's Punishment Again
Jessica's Double Life
Murder House
The Last Murder Again
Lucky Number Again
The Last Lawsuit Again
The Red Letter Again
Marley and Me Again
Hope is a dangerous thing again
The Last Lawsuit Again
Jessica's Double Life Again
The Police and the Hymn Again