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31 Stories

by Michael R. Booth (Editor), Clinton S. Burhans Jr. (Editor)

Other authors: Conrad Aiken (Contributor), Sherwood Anderson (Contributor), Ray Bradbury (Contributor), John Cheever (Contributor), John Collier (Contributor)23 more, Joseph Conrad (Contributor), Stephen Crane (Contributor), William Faulkner (Contributor), F. Scott Fitzgerald (Contributor), E.M. Forster (Contributor), Graham Greene (Contributor), Ernest Hemingway (Contributor), James Joyce (Contributor), D.H. Lawrence (Contributor), Katherine Mansfield (Contributor), Katherine Anne Porter (Contributor), V.S. Pritchett (Contributor), Sinclair Ross (Contributor), William Saroyan (Contributor), Wilbur Daniel Steele (Contributor), John Steinbeck (Contributor), Dylan Thomas (Contributor), James Thurber (Contributor), Lionel Trilling (Contributor), Eudora Welty (Contributor), Angus Wilson (Contributor), Ethel Wilson (Contributor), Virginia Woolf (Contributor)

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Excerpt from 31 Stories As editors, we have assembled a collection of short stories which we hope will be valuable in several ways to those, who, like our selves, teach English to college freshmen. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.… (more)
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The editors collected short stories for an English course aimed at college undergraduates. They included stories "not commonly anthologised" as well as "the more traditional material". No other teaching or student "crutch" has been provided by way of critical aids.

The authors do provide very brief Biographical information about the authors -- including the dates of publications of the stories. ( )
  keylawk | Mar 16, 2014 |
Contents:
- Conrad Aiken: Mr. Arcularis
- Sherwood Anderson: Death in the Woods
- Ray Bradbury: The Pedestrian
- John Cheever: Christmas is a Sad Season for the Poor
- John Collier: Bottle Party
- Joseph Conrad: The Secret Sharer
- Stephen Crane: The Open Boat
- William Faulkner: Mule in the Yard
- William Faulkner: The Old People
- F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Lost Decade
- E.M. Forster: The Celestial Omnibus
- Graham Greene: The Basement Room
- Ernest Hemingway: Cat in the Rain
- James Joyce: Araby
- James Joyce: A Little Cloud
- D.H. Lawrence: Shades of Spring
- Katherine Mansfield: The Garden Party
- Katherine Mansfield: The Daughters of the Late Colonel
- Katherine Anne Porter: Theft
- V.S. Pritchett: The Saint
- Sinclair Ross: One's a Heifer
- William Saroyan: The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse
- William Daniel Steele: How Beautiful with Shoes
- John Steinbeck: The Leader of the People
- Dylan Thomas: A Story
- James Thurber: The Greatest Man in the World
- Lionel Trilling: Of This Time, Of That Place
- Eudora Welty: Livvie
- Angus Wilson: Totentanz
- Ethel Wilson: Mrs. Golightly and the First Convention
- Virginia Woolf: The New Dress

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Booth, Michael R.Editorprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Burhans Jr., Clinton S.Editormain authorall editionsconfirmed
Aiken, ConradContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Anderson, SherwoodContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Bradbury, RayContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Cheever, JohnContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Collier, JohnContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Conrad, JosephContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Crane, StephenContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Faulkner, WilliamContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Fitzgerald, F. ScottContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Forster, E.M.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Greene, GrahamContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Hemingway, ErnestContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Joyce, JamesContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Lawrence, D.H.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Mansfield, KatherineContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Porter, Katherine AnneContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Pritchett, V.S.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Ross, SinclairContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Saroyan, WilliamContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Steele, Wilbur DanielContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Steinbeck, JohnContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Thomas, DylanContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Thurber, JamesContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Trilling, LionelContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Welty, EudoraContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Wilson, AngusContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Wilson, EthelContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Woolf, VirginiaContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
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Excerpt from 31 Stories As editors, we have assembled a collection of short stories which we hope will be valuable in several ways to those, who, like our selves, teach English to college freshmen. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Contains:
  1. Mr. Arcularis / Conrad Aiken
  2. Death in the Woods / Sherwood Anderson
  3. The Pedestrian / Ray Bradbury
  4. Christmas is a Sad Season for the Poor / John Cheever
  5. Bottle Party / John Collier
  6. The Secret Sharer / Joseph Conrad
  7. The Open Boat / Stephen Crane
  8. Mule in the Yard / William Faulkner
  9. The Old People / William Faulkner
  10. The Lost Decade / F. Scott Fitzgerald
  11. The Celestial Omnibus / E.M. Forster
  12. The Basement Room / Graham Greene
  13. Cat in the Rain / Ernest Hemingway
  14. Araby / James Joyce
  15. A Little Cloud / James Joyce
  16. Shades of Spring / D.H. Lawrence
  17. The Garden Party / Katherine Mansfield
  18. The Daughters of the Late Colonel / Katherine Mansfield
  19. Theft / Katherine Anne Porter
  20. The Saint / V.S. Pritchett
  21. One's a Heifer / Sinclair Ross
  22. The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse / William Saroyan
  23. How Beautiful with Shoes / William Daniel Steele
  24. The Leader of the People / John Steinbeck
  25. A Story / Dylan Thomas
  26. The Greatest Man in the World / James Thurber
  27. Of This Time, Of That Place / Lionel Trilling
  28. Livvie / Eudora Welty
  29. Totentanz / Angus Wilson
  30. Mrs. Golightly and the First Convention / Ethel Wilson
  31. The New Dress / Virginia Woolf
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