An edition of Great American Short Stories [5 stories] (1982)

Great American Short Stories

Unabridged Watermill Classic ed. (5)

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An edition of Great American Short Stories [5 stories] (1982)

Great American Short Stories

Unabridged Watermill Classic ed. (5)

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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.
--back cover

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Watermill Press
Language
English
Pages
105

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Subjects
American Short stories, American fiction, History, Fiction, United States Civil War, Classic Literature, Short Stories, hanging, Confederacy, Union, Juvenile audience, civil war, American Civil War, Confederate States of America
People
Peyton Farquhar
Places
United States, Alabama, Owl Creek Bridge
Times
19th century, 1861-65

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Great American Short Stories (Wtm) (Watermill Classics)
January 30, 1997, Troll Communications
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Great American Short Stories
1986, Watermill Press
Paperback in English - Unabridged Watermill Classic ed. (5)
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Cover of: Great American Short Stories (Watermill Classics)
Great American Short Stories (Watermill Classics)
June 1982, Troll Assoc (Lib)
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Table of Contents

The gift of the Magi / O. Henry
The open boat / Stephen Crane
To build a fire / Jack London
An occurrence at Owl Creek bridge / Ambrose Bierce
A village singer / Mary Wilkins Freeman
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Edition Notes

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Mahwah, NJ
Copyright Date
1986

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
808.08
Library of Congress
PS648.S5 G7 2002

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
105 p. ;
Number of pages
105

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24208626M
Internet Archive
greatamericansho00mahw
ISBN 10
0816707987
ISBN 13
9780816707980
OCLC/WorldCat
17793046
Goodreads
51836868

Work Description

The gift of the Magi / O. Henry
The open boat / Stephen Crane
To build a fire / Jack London
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge / Ambrose Bierce
A village singer / Mary Wilkins Freeman

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