novelette

[ nov-uh-let ]

/ ˌnɒv əˈlɛt /

a brief novel or long short story.

Origin of novelette

First recorded in 1805–15; novel¹ + -ette

The Tall T, from a Leonard novelette, starred Randolph Scott and Richard Boone.

Elmore Leonard’s Rocky Road to Fame and Fortune |Mike Lupica |September 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The second attempt, in form of a novelette, is nearly ready.

The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 1 |Elizabeth Bisland
Distinguish between the novel, the novelette, and the short-story.

A Manual of the Art of Fiction |Clayton Hamilton
Mr. McClure tried to beguile her into writing him a “novelette,” or a “romance of Bible times,” but Mrs. Ward was not to be moved.

The Life of Mrs. Humphry Ward |Janet Penrose Trevelyan

Sir, let me tell youthe father in that there novelette come round.

Mary Broome |Allan Monkhouse
Moreover, Matilda was pale and drawn and not far from being downright ugly, far too plain for a novelette at all events.

Old Mole |Gilbert Cannan

novelette

/ (ˌnɒvəˈlɛt) /

an extended prose narrative story or short novel

a novel that is regarded as being slight, trivial, or sentimental

a short piece of lyrical music, esp one for the piano