The secret life of Walter Mitty / J. Thurber -- Salvatore / W.S. Maugham -- The fifty-yard dash / W. Saroyan -- A domestic dilemma / C. McCullers -- A visit of charity / E. Welty -- A father-to-be / S. Bellow -- The standard of living / D. Parker -- The cask of Amontillado / E.A. Poe -- The enormous radio / J. Cheever -- Simple arithmetic / V. Moriconi -- A clean, well-lighted place / E. Hemingway -- A Madison Square Arabian night / O. Henry -- The life you save may be your own / F. O'Connor -- Theft / K.A. Porter -- The lifework of Juan Diaz / R. Bradbury -- The gesture / J.W. Groshong -- Counterparts / J. Joyce -- The shadow in the rose garden / D.H. Lawrence -- The star / A.C. Clarke -- The lottery / S. Jackson -- The necklace / G. De Maupassant -- Paste / H. James -- Mr. Know-All / W. Somerset Maugham -- Young goodman Brown / N. Hawthorne -- The mark of the beast / R. Kipling -- How much land does a man need? / L. Tolstoy -- The open window / Saki -- The phoenix / S.T. Warner -- The egg / S. Anderson -- The man who could work miracles / H.G. Wells -- Maiden in a tower / W. Stegner -- The last rite / Lee Yu-Hwa.