Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 Short Stories and 10 Poems | 1923 | Ernest Hemingway | Buy |
| 2 | The Complete Short Stories | 1925 | Ernest Hemingway | Buy |
| 3 | In Our Time | 1925 | Ernest Hemingway | Buy |
| 4 | Men Without Women | 1927 | Ernest Hemingway | Buy |
| 5 | Winner Take Nothing | 1933 | Ernest Hemingway | Buy |
| 6 | The Snows of Kilimanjaro and Other Stories | 1936 | Ernest Hemingway | Buy |
| 7 | The Fifth Column and Four Stories of the Spanish Civil War | 1938 | Ernest Hemingway | Buy |
| 8 | The First Forty-Nine Stories | 1938 | Ernest Hemingway | Buy |
| 9 | The Nick Adams Stories | 1966 | Ernest Hemingway | Buy |
| 10 | The Killers and Other Short Stories. | 1982 | Ernest Hemingway | Buy |
Hemingway’s short story collections span six decades, from his earliest published work to posthumous compilations. Many critics consider his short fiction to be just as important as his novels, and stories like “The Killers,” “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place,” and “The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber” are staples of literature courses worldwide.
His first published book, 3 Short Stories and 10 Poems (1923), was a small press edition printed in Paris. In Our Time followed in 1925 and established him as a serious literary voice. Men Without Women (1927) and Winner Take Nothing (1933) continued to develop his stripped-down approach, with stories set in locations from the American Midwest to the bullrings of Spain. The Fifth Column and Four Stories of the Spanish Civil War (1938) combined a play with war fiction drawn from his reporting in Spain.
Later collections assembled his work in different ways. The Nick Adams Stories (1966), published after his death, gathered all the stories featuring his semi-autobiographical character Nick Adams into a single volume arranged in rough chronological order of Nick’s life. The Complete Short Stories brings together nearly everything he published in the form, making it the most comprehensive single volume for readers who want the full scope of his work in this format.