Cover art for Great American Short Stories
Published
Union Square & Co, September 2024
ISBN
9781435172166
Format
Softcover, 680 pages
Dimensions
20.3cm × 13.3cm

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A dazzling collection of short stories, including

The 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow'and 'Rip Van Winkle' by Washington Irving

'The Sculptor's Funeral'by Willa Cather

'The Yellow Wall-Paper'by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

'The Gift of the Magi'by O. Henry

And many more. This edition also features an introduction by Jane Smiley.

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