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Hemingway's direct and deceptively simple style shapes these stories into true masterpieces. From "Up in Michigan", written in 1921, to "Old Man at ... More

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First published in 1925, this collection of 32 short stories and vignettes marked Hemingway's American publishing debut. In Our Time not only ... More

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This selection of Kafka's shorter prose writings includes one of the few works published during his lifetime: the harrowing story of Gregor Samsa's ... More

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Porter's reputation as one of america's most distinguished writers rests chiefly on her superb short stories. This volume includes the collections ... More

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Men Without Women was a milestone in Hemingway's career. Fiesta had already established him as a novelist of exceptional power, but with these short ... More

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Innovative, startlingly perceptive and aglow with colour, these fifteen stories were written towards the end of Katherine Mansfield's tragically ... More

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Combining detailed description with perceptive psychological insight, the stories collected in this volume showcase Tolstoy's brilliance as well as ... More

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The revered intellect and feminist Gertrude Stein brings readers an intriguing portrait of three immigrant women, whose subjugation through poverty ... More

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The author writes: The two long pieces in this book originally came out in The New Yorker ? RAISE HIGH THE ROOF BEAM, CARPENTERS in 1955, SEYMOUR ? ... More

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The only available collection that brings together all of Kafka's stories--those published during his lifetime and those released after his death by ... More

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Men and women of passion and action live, fight, love and die in scenes of dramatic intensity. From haunting tragedy on the snow-capped peak of ... More

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With a specially commissioned afterword, the "Collector's Library" series includes a brief biography of the author, and a further reading list. This ... More

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Edith Wharton (1862-1937), the grande dame of American literature, was also a subtle and spirited critic of its society. These novellas, set in the ... More

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Featured in this rich collection are "Billy Budd," Melville's posthumously published novella; a chapter from Melville's masterpiece, "Moby-Dick;" and ... More

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"Great Short Works of Leo Tolstoy" collects nine stories by the Russian born author (1828-1910). Most known for "War and Peace" and "Anna Karenina," ... More

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"It came with a rush; not as a rush of water nor of wind; but of a sudden evil-smelling emptiness. . ." A flamboyant, hard-drinking, ruthless, and ... More

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Jorge Luis Borges' "Labyrinths" is a collection of short stories and essays showcasing one of Latin America's most influential and imaginative ... More

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Twenty-four of the best short stories by one of the early masters of the form, in the definitive collection edited by acclaimed scholar Newton Arvin. ... More

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This 19th-century author created "some of the most colorful and haunting fiction of his century" ("Kirkus Reviews"). This sampling by the comic ... More

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Early American writer Herman Melville is best known for his great American novel "Moby Dick." However, Melville was also a prolific and honest short ... More

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Just in time for back-to-school, this is a beautifully repackaged collection from one of the preeminent voices of American literature. This ... More

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Hawthorne's classic tale of a young Puritan's meeting with the Devil.

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This powerful collection of stories, set in the mid-west among the lonely men and women who drink, fish and play cards to ease the passing of time, ... More

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Held captive by a band of unspeakable ruffians, the Marquise of O - is rescued before they can subject her to a fate worse than death. So, how, some ... More

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Candide is the most famous of Voltaire's "philosophical tales," in which he combined witty improbabilities with the sanest of good sense. First ... More

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