• Fifty Great Short Stories (Bantam Classics)

    50 Great Short Stories is a comprehensive selection from the world’s finest short fiction. The authors represented range from Hawthorne, Maupassant, and Poe, through Henry James, Conrad, Aldous Huxley, and James Joyce, to Hemingway, Katherine Anne Porter, Faulkner, E.B. White, Saroyan, and O’Connor. The variety in style and subject is enormous, but all these stories have one point in common—the enduring quality of the writing, which places them among the masterpieces of the world’s fiction.

    • ASIN: 0553277456
    • ASIN: 0553277456
    • ISBN: 0553277456
    • Brand: Bantam Classics
    • Manufacturer: Bantam Classics

  • 100 Great Short Stories (Dover Thrift Editions)

    "This is a wonderful collection of authors from America and around the world. Centuries are covered, making this a great resource for English teachers and any lover of literature." — Life Community ChurchThis treasury of one hundred tales offers students and other readers of short fiction a splendid selection of stories by masters of the form. Contributors from around the world include Edgar Allan Poe, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Guy de Maupassant, Charles Dickens, Anton Chekhov, Mark Twain, Saki, Luigi Pirandello, Kate Chopin, and Ring Lardner. The stories, which are arranged chronologically, b... [Read More]

    • ASIN: B00U0B4PCI
    • ASIN: B00U0B4PCI
    • Manufacturer: Dover Publications

  • 100 Years of The Best American Short Stories (The Best American Series ®)

    The Best American Short Stories is the longest running and best-selling series of short fiction in the country. For the centennial celebration of this beloved annual series, master of the form Lorrie Moore selects forty stories from the more than two thousand that were published in previous editions. Series editor Heidi Pitlor recounts behind-the-scenes anecdotes and examines, decade by decade, the trends captured over a hundred years. Together, the stories and commentary offer an extraordinary guided tour through a century of literature with what Moore calls “all its wildnesses of characte... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0547485859
    • ASIN: 0547485859
    • ISBN: 0547485859
    • Brand: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT
    • Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

  • The Best American Short Stories of the Century (The Best American Series ®)

    Since the series' inception in 1915, the annual volumes of The Best American Short Stories have launched literary careers, showcased the most compelling stories of each year, and confirmed for all time the significance of the short story in our national literature. Now THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES OF THE CENTURY brings together the best of the best - fifty-five extraordinary stories that represent a century's worth of unsurpassed accomplishments in this quintessentially American literary genre. Here are the stories that have endured the test of time: masterworks by such writers as Ernest He... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0395843677
    • UPC: 046442843676
    • ASIN: 0395843677
    • ISBN: 0395843677
    • Brand: Mariner Books
    • Manufacturer: Mariner Books

  • Teaching With 50 Great Short Stories: Vocabulary, Comprehension Tests, & Writing Activities

    Reproducible pages of excerpts, exercises, and writing projects Emphasizes writing and talking about literature through reading, role playing, cooperative learning, and other activities Uses specific books, stories, poems, and plays to stimulate students' own writing

    • ASIN: 0825122910
    • ASIN: 0825122910
    • ISBN: 0825122910
    • Brand: Brand: J Weston Walch
    • Manufacturer: J Weston Walch

  • 50 Greatest Short Stories

    50 Greatest Short Stories is a selection from the best of the world's short fiction, bringing together writings by great masters of the genre. Carefully picked for their timeless quality, readers are sure to be delighted by the inclusion of such favourites as 'The Gift of the Magi', 'The Lady with the Dog', 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button', 'Rain' and 'Mrs Packletide's Tiger', to name but a few. This outstanding and wide-ranging anthology of stories is a collector's item, designed for readers to refresh their acquaintance with some of the world's finest writing and for newer readers to be... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 8129137259
    • ASIN: 8129137259
    • ISBN: 8129137259
    • Brand: imusti
    • Manufacturer: Rupa Publications

  • The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction: 50 North American Stories Since 1970 (Touchstone Books (Paperback))

    Fifty remarkable short stories from a range of contemporary fiction authors including Junot Diaz, Amy Tan, Jamaica Kincaid, Jhumpa Lahiri, and more, selected from a survey of more than five hundred English professors, short story writers, and novelists.Contributors include Russell Banks, Donald Barthelme, Rick Bass, Richard Bausch, Charles Baxter, Amy Bloom, T.C. Boyle, Kevin Brockmeier, Robert Olen Butler, Sandra Cisneros, Peter Ho Davies, Janet Desaulniers, Junot Diaz, Anthony Doerr, Stuart Dybek, Deborah Eisenberg, Richard Ford, Mary Gaitskill, Dagoberto Gilb, Ron Hansen, A.M. Homes, Mary H... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1416532277
    • ASIN: 1416532277
    • ISBN: 9781416532279
    • Brand: Scribner
    • Manufacturer: Scribner

  • Five-minute Stories: Over 50 Tales and Fables

    There is always time to read together with this deluxe treasure-trove of five-minute stories, fables, and well-loved fairy tales. There are over 50 easy-to-read stories to enjoy in this enchanting collection - and each one fits perfectly into the beginning, middle or end of a very busy day! This beautiful story-time treasury brings together the talents of illustrators from around the world, with well-loved tales including Aladdin, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, Cinderella, Pinocchio, Puss in Boots, Rapunzel, Sleeping Beauty, The Three Little Pigs, and many more. Quick and short stories read aloud in... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1680524062
    • ASIN: 1680524062
    • ISBN: 1680524062
    • Brand: Cottage Door Press
    • Manufacturer: Cottage Door Press

  • A Sky Littered with Stories: a collection of short fiction

    "I’m sure the sky is littered with stories, but they’ve all eluded me."Vegetable growing competitions. A crashed UFO. Un-thawed poultry. And a ladder of stars.Inside these pages, you will encounter a universe of differing characters. Some are fantastical and some entirely ordinary—though not a single one is the same as another. Every person in this universe is living a different life, and each of their lives is composed of countless stories. Balancing humor and heart, this enchanting collection of fiction juxtaposes extraordinary circumstances with slice-of-life narratives as each attemp... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1729293425
    • ASIN: 1729293425
    • ISBN: 1729293425
    • Manufacturer: Independently published

  • Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World

    It’s a scientific fact: Women rock!  A charmingly illustrated and educational book, New York Times best seller Women in Science highlights the contributions of fifty notable women to the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) from the ancient to the modern world. Full of striking, singular art, this fascinating collection also contains infographics about relevant topics such as lab equipment, rates of women currently working in STEM fields, and an illustrated scientific glossary. The trailblazing women profiled include well-known figures like primatologist Jane ... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1607749769
    • ASIN: 1607749769
    • ISBN: 1607749769
    • Brand: Ten Speed Press
    • Manufacturer: Ten Speed Press

  • Classic Short Stories

    Containing twenty classic short stories written by masters of the form, this collection includes unforgettable tales from Maupassant, Chekhov, Hardy and many more great writers. Some, like Saki's 'The Open Window' or Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Diamond as Big as the Ritz', are delightfully mischievous explorations of human foibles; others, like Gogol's 'The Overcoat' or Poe's 'The Fall of the House of Usher' ruminate more darkly upon the enigma of mortal existence. No reader will want to be without these short masterpieces, which come complete with brief biographies of each author.

    • ASIN: 1481077163
    • ASIN: 1481077163
    • ISBN: 1481077163
    • Manufacturer: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

  • I AM: A Collection of Inspiring Short Stories for Teenage Girls

    Inspiring and uplifting, “I Am” is a collection of short stories for teenage girls. It can be tough being the new kid at school or always feeling fat or having a sibling who is smarter and prettier than you. These are some of the issues that Arianna, Jasleen, Mia, and other characters in this collection of short stories find themselves dealing with. Complicating these issues is the fact that often parents just don’t understand teenagers. And as one of the girls discovers, peer pressure can lead to negative or tragic consequences. How do teenage girls find answers to life’s challenge... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0615938582
    • ASIN: 0615938582
    • ISBN: 0615938582
    • Manufacturer: Ashleigh Morgan

  • Classic Short Stories: The Complete Collection: All 100 Masterpieces

    This is an anthology for people who love story-telling. Our one hundred classic masterpieces were selected purely for their capacity to delight, instruct and charm. In this collection, readers will encounter some of the finest writing in world literature.We have chosen to arrange the stories thematically, dividing the anthology into ten parts as follows:1) Characters2) Animals3) Epiphanies4) Mystery and Adventure5) Horror and Ghosts6) Strange, Surreal and Fantastic7) Humour, Satire and Tall Tales8) Love9) Summer Tales10) Winter TalesWe hope this arrangement will encourage readers to move betwe... [Read More]

    • ASIN: B06Y5RX8PP
    • ASIN: B06Y5RX8PP
    • Manufacturer: Elsinore Books

  • The Best Philippine Short Stories Of The Twentieth Century

    The title describes the book very well. It is an anthology of fiction written in English.

    • ASIN: 9716301251
    • ASIN: 9716301251
    • ISBN: 9716301251
    • Manufacturer: TAHANAN

  • A Short History of Nearly Everything


    • ASIN: B000FBFNII
    • ASIN: B000FBFNII
    • Manufacturer: Broadway Books

  • 100 Years of The Best American Short Stories

    An award-winning short-story writer introduces the stories she has selected from such authors as Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Alexie, Roth, Updike, Oates and more, to present a decade-by-decade examination of the literary trends captured by this series

    • UPC: 45056350
    • Rating: 5.0

  • The Best American Short Stories 2018

    Best-selling, award-winning, pop culture powerhouse Roxane Gay guest edits this year’s Best American Short Stories, the premier annual showcase for the country’s finest short

    • UPC: 746152764

  • The Best American Short Stories 2005

    The Best American Series First, Best, and Best-SellingThe Best American series has been the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction since 1915. Each volume's series editor selects notable works from

    • UPC: 34682001
    • Rating: 3.75

  • The Best Short Stories of Fyodor Dostoyevsky

    9781420938036

    • UPC: 21019188
    • Rating: 4.25

  • The Best American Short Stories 2009

    The oldest and bestselling Best American, THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES 2009 will be selected by  Alice Sebold, author of the bestseller THE LOVELY

    • UPC: 10976107
    • Rating: 3.5

  • Selected Tales and Sketches (the Best Short Stories of Nathaniel Hawthorne)

    "Selected Tales and Sketches" is a collection of the best short stories of Nathaniel Hawthorne. Collected here are the following tales: The Gray Champion, Sunday at Home, The Minister's Black Veil, The May-Pole of Merry

    • UPC: 6105733
    • Rating: 5.0

  • Best Russian Short Stories - eBook

    For centuries, critics and fans alike have extolled the virtues of the Russian masters of fiction, with many ranking them among the foremost literary artists the world has ever produced. This volume collects finely crafted

    • UPC: 699648974
    • Rating: 3.5

  • Best Short Stories : A Dual-Language Book

    Five great stories in original German with new, literal English translations on facing pages: "The Metamorphosis," "The Judgment," "In the Penal Colony," "A Country Doctor" and "A Report to an

    • UPC: 424780
    • Rating: 5.0

  • The Best American Short Stories 2017

    Best-selling author Meg Wolitzer guest edits this year’s Best American Short Stories, the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short

    • UPC: 55971052
    • Rating: 5.0

  • The Best American Short Stories 2018

    Best-selling, award-winning, pop culture powerhouse Roxane Gay guest edits this year’s Best American Short Stories, the premier annual showcase for the country’s finest short

    • UPC: 616290935

  • 50 Best American Short Stories, 1914-1939 (NoDust)

    • UPC: 193323741110
    • Category: Fiction & Literature
    • Price: 6 USD

  • 50 Best American Short Stories 1915 to 1939 Hardcover w Dust Jacket Antique Book

    • UPC: 323847959903
    • Category: Antiquarian & Collectible
    • Price: 19 USD

  • VINTAGE 1939 50 BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES EDWARD O'BRIEN HC BOOK

    • UPC: 164022204663
    • Category: Antiquarian & Collectible
    • Price: 12 USD

  • 50 Best American Short Stories 1915 1939 by O'Brien, Edward J. (Edited)

    • UPC: 193360742002
    • Category: Fiction & Literature
    • Price: 4 USD

  • Nice 1939 "50 Best American Short Stories 1914-1939" O'Brien w/ Dust Jacket

    • UPC: 173849218512
    • Category: Antiquarian & Collectible
    • Price: 49 USD

  • Vintage Hardback Book 50 Best American Short Stories 1939 O'Brien

    • UPC: 333476661247
    • Category: Antiquarian & Collectible
    • Price: 4 USD

  • The Worlds 50 Best Short Stories 1929 Funk and Wagnalls Co Book Volumes 2 to 10

    • UPC: 193381127245
    • Category: Antiquarian & Collectible
    • Price: 59 USD

  • Collection of 50 Best Written Short Stories: Best Seller by J.A. (English) Paper

    • UPC: 191198658105
    • Category: Fiction & Literature
    • Price: 13 USD

  • 50 Best American Short Stories 1915 to 1939 Hardcover w Dust Jacket Antique Book

    • UPC: 223488399941
    • Category: Antiquarian & Collectible
    • Price: 15 USD

  • Edward J O'BRIEN / 50 Best American Short Stories 1939

    • UPC: 163644465643
    • Category: Antiquarian & Collectible
    • Price: 25 USD

  • 50 Greatest Short Stories Audiobook by Terry O'Brien - editor, Terry O'Brien - introduction

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    Short Story Collection Vol. 50 (FULL Audiobook)