Short Stories Old and New

by C. Alphonso Smith

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.

Genres: Fiction, Classics, Short Stories

264 pages, Paperback

Published November 9, 2006

About the author

Charles Alphonso Smith, better known as C. Alphonso Smith, was an American Professor of English, college dean, philologist, and folklorist.

Reviews

[Cordelia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Picked it up to re-read " O. Henry "The Gift of the Magi"for Christmas and liked the other short stories included in this book.

[Joanna Poppink · Rating 5 out of 5]

wonderful classics

These classics are a wonderful reread. The thoughtful analysis before each adds richness to the reading experience. I especially enjoyed Bret Harte.

[Tony Sakalauskas · Rating 4 out of 5]

All classics: Ali Baba, Rip VanWinkel, Edgar allan poe. etc.