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Great American Short Stories
Featuring 19 of the finest works in the American short-story tradition, this compilation includes: "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe, "Bartleby" by Herman Melville, "To Build a Fire" by Jack London, "Bernice Bobs Her Hair" by F. Scott Fitzgerald, "The Killers" by Ernest Hemingway, plus stories by Hawthorne, Twain, Cather, and others.
Paperback, 256 pages
Published
July 23rd 2002
by Dover Publications
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Aug 01, 2012
Reshma Popat
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Features 19 works from distinguished writers in American history.
Nathaniel Hawthorne: "Young Goodman Brown"
Edgar Allan Poe: "The Tell-Tale Heart"
Sarah Orne Jewett: "A White Heron"
Charlotte Gilman Perkins: "The Yellow Wallpaper"
Ambrose Bierce: "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"
Those are just a few that can be found this book of short stories. Most of which I've read many times before. Classic stories, I'm sure most of you have read all the short stories I mentioned.
I know I have read them.
I am s...more
Nathaniel Hawthorne: "Young Goodman Brown"
Edgar Allan Poe: "The Tell-Tale Heart"
Sarah Orne Jewett: "A White Heron"
Charlotte Gilman Perkins: "The Yellow Wallpaper"
Ambrose Bierce: "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"
Those are just a few that can be found this book of short stories. Most of which I've read many times before. Classic stories, I'm sure most of you have read all the short stories I mentioned.
I know I have read them.
I am s...more
Interesting compilation of some classic American authors. Short stories are always a little tough on me. I was ambivalent towards most of them. Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown" was by far the best. Hawthorne's take on Puritanism is always fun to read. On its own, probably worth five stars. Sherwood Anderson's "The Egg" was quite a surprise. My second favorite in the book (and given the line-up of authors, that is saying something). Four stars on that one. F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Bernic...more
I thoroughly enjoyed this diverse anthology of short stories by American authors from the past. I love short stories because I can begin and end them in one sitting. The collection includes classic stories I have read before but enjoyed revisiting, like "Young Goodman Brown," "To Build a Fire," "A Telltale Heart," and "The Yellow Wallpaper." Many others I had not read and enjoyed discovering here, like "A New England Nun," "Bernice Bobs Her Hair," "The White Heron," and "The Luck of Roaring Camp...more
Oct 18, 2008
Jenna
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Mature peoples who like depressing books
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Grandma
I really liked Edgar Allen Poe's "The Tell-tale Heart," Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper, "Jack London's (author of Call of the Wild)To Build a Fire, Abrose Bierce's "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" (this was my second favorite), and Theodore Drieser's "The Lost Phoebe." Oh yes, my favorite was "Paul's Case," by Willa Cather. The utter demented, slightly insane air of Paul himself captivated me, as well as the futility of everything he did. Very depressing, obviously, but of c...more
Such a fun collection of stories! Thanks Devin Smith for putting it on your Beacon Hill reading list this year. It reminded me of how much I enjoyed short stories:) My book group of wonderful, reading ladies are coming tomorrow night to discuss it!
Lots of good stories. Almost all are depressing.(which is why it gets three stars) My favorite is the F. Scott Fitzgerald story; Bernice gets her hair bobbed. It made me happy.
Good collection of America's finest works. Short stories that are straight to the point. A good reflection of America's ideologies, the good and the bad.
"Young Goodman Brown" - Nathanial Hawthorne
"The Yellow Wallpaper" - Charlotte Perkins Gilman
"Bartlby the Scrivener" - Herman Melville
"Bride Comes to Yellow Sky" - Stephen Crane
"A Pair of Silk Stockings" - Kate Chopin
"White Heron" - Sarah Orne Jewett
"Bernice Bobs Her Hair" = F. Scott Fitzgerald
"The Killers" - Ernest Hemmingway
"To Build A Fire" - Jack London
"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" - Ambrose Bierce
And another year of Honors 10 English almost done....
"The Yellow Wallpaper" - Charlotte Perkins Gilman
"Bartlby the Scrivener" - Herman Melville
"Bride Comes to Yellow Sky" - Stephen Crane
"A Pair of Silk Stockings" - Kate Chopin
"White Heron" - Sarah Orne Jewett
"Bernice Bobs Her Hair" = F. Scott Fitzgerald
"The Killers" - Ernest Hemmingway
"To Build A Fire" - Jack London
"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" - Ambrose Bierce
And another year of Honors 10 English almost done....
Gift from Darci. Was so much fun to read and made me proud of our American literary heritage.
not exactly a beach read but 6/25 of my authors for this project are in this book
A fun collection of classic short stories.
I picked this up when I want to get back to basics with my literature...critical reading...
I enjoyed all the different writers between these two covers...Hawhtorne, Melville, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, etc. It was neat to read their different styles one after another.
I enjoyed all the different writers between these two covers...Hawhtorne, Melville, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, etc. It was neat to read their different styles one after another.
wow! what fun! I'd only read two of these before. I've read more European short stories (British, French) than American so this was a good find and totally enjoyable. Sometimes, only a short story will do....
My favorite selection is Jack London's, To Build a Fire. Many great short stories. Excellent for bedtime reading, as you can get in good stories, and finish something!
Read some of the stories... The ones I read were very good!
we read some of these in school...
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