The short story is one of our most popular literary forms. Some of the
greatest writers in the English language have used this form to tell
their most compelling tales. These stories have withstood the test of
time. This collection of over thirty famous and familiar writings
include stories from Mark Twain, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Thomas Hardy,
James Joyce, Edith Wharton, Charles Dickens, Stephen Leacock, Alice
Munro and many more famous and familiar storytellers. Here you ll find
Washington Irving s "Rip Van Winkle," O Henry s "The Gift of the Magi,"
Bret Harte s "The Outcast of Poker Flat," Edgar Alan Poe s "The Fall of
the House of Usher," F. Scott Fitzgerald s "The Diamond as Big as the
Ritz," John Cheever s "The Country Husband," and other stories you ll
want to read and enjoy again and again. Also Available: Poems to Read
Again and Again, 978-0-88486-567-4, Hard Cover, front padded edition,
with ribbon marker, 19.95"