The American Short Story: The Nineteenth Century

The American Short Story: The Nineteenth CenturyBy: John Stauffer A LANDMARK SHORT STORY COLLECTION: More than 100 short stories by 51 different 19th century writers redefine the great American literary form Incudes both literary masterpiecesincluding classic stories by Poe, Hawthorne, Twain, James, and Whartonand new rediscoveries As much a nineteenth century American invention as baseball, the cotton gin, and the steamboat, the short story emerged here with a range of innovation and a variety of

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Bret Lott broadens his stylistic range

By: Sean Williams

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and travel back in time to see ancient wonders in all their glory

New York Times bestselling author of The Lean Startup

which was loosely based on Updike's own hometown

But his attempts to become a respected member of the community are constantly put under threat: by his own conscience