| Description |
xxi, 453 p. ; 19 cm. |
| Contents |
Preface -- Introduction : Requirements of the short story -- How this book may be used -- First Christmas-tree / Henry Van Dyke -- French tar-baby / J. C. Harris -- Sonny's christenin' / Ruth M. Stuart -- Christmas night with Satan / John Fox, Jr. -- Nest-egg / J. W. Riley -- Wee Willie Winkie / Rudyard Kipling -- Gold bug / E. A. Poe -- Ransom of Red Chief / O. Henry -- Freshman full-back / R. D. Pane -- Gallegher / R. H. Davis -- Jumping frog / Mark Twain -- Lady or the tiger? / F. R. Stockton -- Outcasts of Poker Flat / F. B. Harte -- Revolt of mother / Mary E. W. Freeman -- Marse Chan / T. N. Page -- "Posson Jone'" / G. W. Cable -- Our aromatic uncle / H. C. Bunner -- Quality / John Galsworthy -- Triumph of night / Edith Wharton -- Messenger / Mary R. S. Andrews -- Markheim / R. L. Stevenson. |
| Subject |
Short stories, American.
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| Added Author |
Mikels, Rosa Mary Redding, 1862-
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