Great American short stories

Book 2024

"Featuring an introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Jane Smiley, this collection of classic short stories brings together masterpieces and lesser-known gems for a broad and compelling survey of North American literature--the perfect treat for casual scholars and ardent students alike" --Back cover.

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ISBN:

9781435172166
1435172167

Description:

674 pages ; 21 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 671-674)

Contents:

Introduction / by Jane Smiley
Legend of Sleepy Hollow / Washington Irving (1783-1859)
Rip Van Winkle / Washington Irving (1783-1859)
Young Goodman Brown / Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864)
Minister's Black Veil / Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864)
Fall of the House of Usher / Edgar Allen Poe (1809-1849)
Tell-tale Heart / Edgar Allen Poe (1809-1849)
Purloined Letter / Edgar Allen Poe (1809-1849)
Bartleby, the Scrivener / Herman Melville (1819-1891)
My Contraband / Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888)
Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County / Mark Twain (1835-1910)
Luck of the Roaring Camp / Bret Harte (1836-1902)
Outcasts of Poker Flats / Bret Harte (1836-1902)
Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge / Ambrose Bierce (1842-c.1914)
Real Right Thing / Henry James (1843-1916)
Beast in the Jungle / Henry James (1843-1916)
White Heron / Sarah Orne Jewett (1849-1909)
Athénase / Kate Chopin (1850-1904)
Revolt of "Mother" / Mary E. Wilkins Freeman (1852-1930)
Wife of His Youth / Charles W. Chesnutt (1858-1932)
Yellow Wall-paper / Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935)
Other Two / Edith Wharton (1862-1937)
Autre Temps / Edith Wharton (1862-1937)
Ransom of Red Chief / O. Henry (1862-1910)
Gift of the Magi / O. Henry (1862-1910)
Open Boat / Stephen Crane (1871-1900)
Bride Comes to Yellow Sky / Stephen Crane (1871-1916)
To Build a Fire / Jack London (1876-1916)
Sculptor's Funeral / Willa Cather (1873-1947)
Paul's Case / Will Cather (1873-1947)
Sophistication / Sherwood Anderson (1876-1941)
Egg / Sherwood Anderson (1876-1941)
Bernice Bobs Her Hair / F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940)
Diamond as Big as the Ritz / F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940)

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3289342

Other Authors:

Smiley, Jane, writer of introduction, contributor

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