The Greatest American Short Stories (Vol. 1)

Mark Twain · Edgar Allan Poe · Jack London · Henry James · Louisa May Alcott · Herman Melville · Edith Wharton · William Dean Howells · Bret Harte · Ambrose Bierce · Washington Irving · Willa Cather · Nathaniel Hawthorne · O. Henry · Theodore Dreiser · Sarah Orne Jewett · Kate Chopin · Charlotte Perkins Gilman · Stephen Crane · Ernest Hemingway · Charles W. Chesnutt · H. P. Lovecraft · F. Scott Fitzgerald · William Faulkner · Mary Wilkins Freeman

Nov 2022 · DigiCat

About this ebook

DigiCat presents you the export product America is best known in the world of literature, the unique American short stories, ranging from satire, social injustice, horror, adventure and psychological turmoil. This edition includes: The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County (Mark Twain) The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg (Mark Twain) To Build a Fire (Jack London) A Piece of Steak (Jack London) An Odyssey of the North (Jack London) The Gift of the Magi (O. Henry) The Ransom of Red Chief (O. Henry) The Cop and the Anthem (O. Henry) A Retrieved Reformation (O. Henry) The Fall of the House of Usher (Edgar Allan Poe) The Tell-Tale Heart (Edgar Allan Poe) The Black Cat (Edgar Allan Poe) The Birthmark (Nathaniel Hawthorne) Rappacini's Daughter (Nathaniel Hawthorne) Rip Van Winkle (Washington Irving) The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Washington Irving) The Call of Cthulhu (H. P. Lovecraft) At the Mountains of Madness (H. P. Lovecraft) The Shadow over Innsmouth (H. P. Lovecraft) An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (Ambrose Bierce) Chickamauga (Ambrose Bierce) The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (F. Scott Fitzgerald) Bernice Bobs Her Hair (F. Scott Fitzgerald) The Turn of the Screw (Henry James) Daisy Miller – A Study (Henry James) Bartleby the Scrivener (Herman Melville) Benito Cereno (Herman Melville) Desiree's Baby (Kate Chopin) The Open Boat (Stephen Crane) The Luck of Roaring Camp (Bret Harte) A White Heron (Sarah Orne Jewett) Out of Season (Ernest Hemingway) The Revolt of 'Mother' (Mary Wilkins Freeman) The Yellow Wallpaper (Charlotte Perkins Gilman) Christmas Every Day (William Dean Howells) Ethan Frome (Edith Wharton) Paul's Case (Willa Cather) The Abbot's Ghost (Louisa May Alcott) The Wife of His Youth (Charles W. Chesnutt) Barn Burning (William Faulkner) The Lost Phoebe (Theodore Dreiser)

About the author

Mark Twain, the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), stands as a towering figure in American literature. Born in Florida, Missouri, Twain grew up in Hannibal, a town on the Mississippi River, an environment that would later furnish the setting for some of his most beloved works, including 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' (1876) and 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' (1885). A printer by trade, riverboat pilot, journalist, lecturer, and inventor, Twain's varied experiences fueled his prodigious literary output. His wry humor and sharp satire earned him widespread acclaim, and his penchant for social critique underscored his works with depth beyond their surface levity. 'The Greatest American Short Stories (Vol. 1)' is but one example of Twain's extensive oeuvre that captured the complexities of American life. A master of colloquial speech and narrative voice, Twain significantly influenced the development of the American novel. His literary style combined a unique blend of humor, narrative prowess, and a deep empathy for the human condition, making him not merely a chronicler of his times but a visionary who dissected the social fabric of America with wit and wisdom. Inducted into the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1910, Twain's legacy endures, and his works remain seminal in understanding the American literary landscape of the 19th century.