American short stories of the nineteenth century

Author(s)

• Cournos, John

Bibliographic Information

American short stories of the nineteenth century

edited with an introduction by John Cournos

（Everyman's library, no. 840）

J.M. Dent & Sons , E.P. Dutton, 1951

Other Title

American short stories of the 19th century

Note

"First published in this edition 1930. Last reprinted 1951"--T.p. verso

Includes bibliographical references

Contents of Works

• Peter Rugg, the missing man / William Austin
• Rip Van Winkle / Washington Irving
• The tell-tale heart / Edgar Allan Poe
• Ethan Brand / Nahaniel Hawthorne
• The "town-ho's" story / Herman Melville
• The diamond lens / Fitz-James O'Brien
• The luck of roaring camp / Bret Harte
• Marjorie Daw / Thomas Bailey Aldrich
• The celebrated jumping frog of Calaveras county / Mark Twain
• The Griffin and the minor Canon / Frank R. Stockton
• A horseman in the sky / Ambrose Bierce
• A passionate pilgrim / Henry James
• The Hiltons' holiday / Sarah Orne Jewett
• 'Sieur Geroge / George W. Cable
• Madame Célestin's divorce / Kate Chopin
• The little room / Madelene Yale Wynne
• A village Lear / Mary E. Wilkins
• Van Bibber's burglar
• The god of his father / Jack London
• The furnished room / O. Henry

Details

• NCID: BA60987985
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London,New York
• Pages/Volumes: xii, 372 p.
• Size: 18 cm
• Classification:
  • NDC8 : 933
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00277686