Synopses & Reviews
As variegated as the American experience itself, this original treasury reflects the vibrant role of the short story in our national literature. Fourteen outstanding tales by famous American authors unfold in settings ranging from the decaying family mansion of Edgar Allan Poe's dark psychological thriller, "The Fall of the House of Usher," to the bustling modern apartment building of John Cheever's domestic drama, "The Enormous Radio." Moods and attitudes shift from the simmering menace of a lynch mob in William Faulkner's "Dry September" to the gentle optimism of an elderly couple in Ring Lardner's "The Golden Honeymoon."
Other stories include "A Worn Path" by Eudora Welty, Katherine Anne Porter's "He," "A Wagner Matinee," by Willa Cather, F. Scott Fitzgeralds "The Diamond as Big as the Ritz," and "The Open Boat" by Stephen Crane. Additional contributors include Nathaniel Hawthorne, Mark Twain, Henry James, Edith Wharton, and O. Henry. An affordable resource for classroom use, this anthology is also a fine companion for all who appreciate well-crafted tales.
Synopsis
More than a dozen tales include "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Diamond as Big as the Ritz," and stories by Fitzgerald, Hawthorne, Twain, Crain, James, Cheever, Wharton, and Cather.
Synopsis
An affordable compilation of more than a dozen of the best American short stories features tales by Hawthorne, Twain, James, Cheever, Wharton, and Cather. Contents include "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe, F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Diamond as Big as the Ritz," Stephen Crane's "The Open Boat," and "A Worn Path" by Eudora Welty.
Synopsis
Fourteen tales include "The Enormous Radio" by Cheever, Faulkner's "Dry September," Katherine Anne Porter's "He," "A Worn Path" by Eudora Welty, and tales by Hawthorne, Twain, Poe, Fitzgerald, Wharton, others.
Synopsis
An affordable compilation of 14 of the best American short stories features tales by Hawthorne, Twain, Poe, Fitzgerald, Wharton, and others. Contents include "The Enormous Radio" by John Cheever, William Faulkner's "Dry September," Katherine Anne Porter's "He," Ring Lardner's "The Golden Honeymoon," and "A Worn Path" by Eudora Welty.
About the Author
Clarence C. Strowbridge has edited several books for Dover, including 100 Favorite English and Irish Poems and Isabella Bird's My First Travels in North America.
Table of Contents
Rappaccini's Daughter by Nathaniel Hawthorne The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe The 1,000,000 Pound Bank-Note by Mark Twain The Beast in the Jungle by Henry James Xingu by Edith Wharton The Furnished Room by O. Henry The Open Boat by Stephen Crane A Wagner Matinee by Willa Cather The Golden Honeymoon by Ring Lardner The Diamond as Big as the Ritz by F. Scott Fitzgerald He by Katherine Anne Porter Dry September by William Faulkner A Worn Path by Eudora Welty The Enormous Radio by John Cheever