Great American Short Stories
Edition: Unabridged Watermill Classic ed. (5)
Publisher: Watermill Press
Published: 1986
Place of publication: Mahwah, NJ
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 105
ISBN-13: 9780816707980
Copyright date: 1986
Subjects: Short stories, American.; American fiction.
Description: Four survivors of a sunken ship try to reach land in Stephen Crane's "The Open Boat."

In "The Gift of the Magi" a young woman sacrifices her most precious possession to by her husband the perfect Christmas present--with surprising results.

These tales of courage, love, and adventure are among the most famous American short stories ever written. Read them and more in this exciting collection of Great American Short Stories.
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Table of contents: title: The gift of the Magi / O. Henry; title: The open boat / Stephen Crane; title: To build a fire / Jack London; title: An occurrence at Owl Creek bridge / Ambrose Bierce; title: A village singer / Mary Wilkins Freeman; title: About the authors.