Don't be fooled by its size - this compact volume houses 26 classic American short stories, each story selected both for its popularity and excellence in the short story genre. Included are "Rip Van Winkle" by Washington Irving, "Young Goodman Brown" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, "Bartleby the Scrivener" by Hermann Melville, "The Catbird Seat" by James Thurber, as well as great stories from Edgar Allen Poe, Mark Twain, Bret Harte, Ambrose Bierce, Henry James, Mary Wilkins Freeman, Hamlin Garland, O. Henry, Edith Wharton, Stephen Crane, Sherwood Anderson, Wilbur Daniel Steele, Conrad Aiken, Katherine Anne Porter, William March, William Faulkner, John Steinbeck, Paul Horgan, John O'Hara, Walter Van Tilburg Clark, Eudora Welty, and Hortense Calisher. 512 pgs, pb.
Great American Short Stories
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An outstanding collection chronicling the growth of the American short story from humorous legend to powerful contemporary fiction.
Category Description for LLATL Gold Program - American Literature
The American Literature course contains units on short story, novels, essay (expository, descriptive, & narrative), and poetry.
The student will study a variety of genres, some excerpts and some full-length works. These include: The Mentor Book of American Poets, Great American Short Stories, The Pearl, The Old Man and the Sea, and The Red Badge of Courage. You can purchase the five books (3 novels plus 2 collections) as a package, buy them separately, or source them from a local library.
If you want the option to add assessments, consider the Course Notes, Tests and Test Answer Keys resource. This provides additional study notes and author background, as well as tests and test keys.
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| Product Format: | Softcover Book |
|---|---|
| Grades: | 9-12 |
| Brand: | Bantam, Doubleday and Dell |
| Author: | Wallace & Mary Stegner |
| ISBN: | 9780440330608 |
| Length in Inches: | 6.75 |
| Width in Inches: | 4.25 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.5 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 0.5 |
| Edited by: | Wallace Stegner and Mary Stegner |
| Pages: | 512 |
| Publication Date: | 10/1/1985 |
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