Great Short Stories by American Women (Dover Thrift Editions)

by Candace Ward
Great Short Stories by American Women (Dover Thrift Editions)
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37 ratings, 3.76 average rating, 6 reviews (more data...)
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published
February 5th 1996 by Dover Publications

binding
Paperback, 192 pages

isbn
0486287769   (isbn13: 9780486287768)

description
Choice collection of 13 stories includes "Life in the Iron Mills" by Rebecca Harding Davis, Zora Neale Hurston's "Sweat," plus sup...more






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Eric
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11/15/07

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Read in January, 2005
I put this on here, not only because it contains some essential readings (Perkins-Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper" and Glaspell's "A Jury of Her Peers" to mention just two), but because these Dover "thrift editions" are a steal! These books are usually no more than 3 to 5 dollars and they stock a pretty good range of what could be called "classics." DO a web seach for Dover Thrift Edition, or the title of this one, and you'll see the whole list.

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Amanda
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09/06/07

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Read in September, 2007
This is a great anthology although incomplete. It is a good starter book for someone who wants to become familiar with female American writers. It covers a range of styles and topics and at the very least entices the reader to discover more female writers.
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Jennifer
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03/25/08

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Read in March, 2008
I really enjoyed these, and I didn't think I liked short stories. I want to read more fiction by most of these women.
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Kimber
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10/12/08

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Read in June, 2008
Pretty much I love this book because it has some amazing classic stories that help define American Literature.
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Heather
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07/20/08

Mostly stories very familiar to me from my undergrad, with a few I haven't read thrown in for excitement.
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Nutter
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05/31/08

Some interesting stuff, some not so interesting stuff. Not bad for a light read though.
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