Title: Classic American Short Stories
First published: 1964
Description: Rip Van Winkle / Washington Irving --
The ambitious guest ; [Minister's Black Veil](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL455342W) ; Ethan Brand ; Endicott and the Red Cross / Nathaniel Hawthorne --
[The cask of Amontillado](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL41016W) ; Ligeia ; [The purloined letter](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL41065W) / Edgar Allan Poe --
The celebrated jumping frog of Calaveras County / Mark Twain --
The luck of roaring camp ; The outcasts of Poker Flat ; Tennessee's partner / Bret Harte --
The coup de grace ; The boarded window / Ambrose Bierce --
Themarriages / Henry James --
The gift of the magi ; The furnished room / O. Henry.
Subjects: American Short stories, Short stories, American, short story, sextons, clergy, Children's fiction, Classic Literature, Crime, Detective and mystery stories, Fiction, Horror stories, Juvenile fiction, Revenge, Mystery and detective stories, monograms
Places: Milford meeting house, Paris
People: Mr. Hooper, Elizabeth, Montresor, Fortunato, Luchresi, Lady Fortunato, C. Auguste Dupin, Minister D—, Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon
Time periods: Carnival
LC classification: PZ1.H77 Cl