num_pages: 256
description: This outstanding collection features short stories by great nineteenth and twentieth century writers from America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Western Europe, and other countries. Enjoy twenty short masterpieces by Leo Tolstoy, Anton Chekhov, Herman Melville, Thomas Mann, Guy de Maupassant, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, D. H. Lawrence, and ten other great writers from the following Argentina, Brazil, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Nigeria, Russia, and the United States. An outstanding collection of 20 brilliant short stories includes the following Prime examples of the classic short story, these enduring literary treasures will be invaluable to students and teachers as well as to anyone who appreciates the finely turned tale.Shop Dover for low-priced editions of the world's greatest classic fiction. You'll find classic American literature and other important works from around the world in genres from adventure, fantasy, and historical fiction to horror, mysteries, thrillers, romance, and science fiction. Enjoy short story collections, African American and Native American literature, and so much more.
language: English
title: The World's Greatest Short Stories
titlecomplete: The World's Greatest Short Stories
genres: Fiction, Classics, Short Story Collection, Collections, Anthologies, Historical Fiction, Literature, Short Stories, School
ratings_count: 848
publisher: Dover Publications