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Great Short Short Stories: Quick Reads by Great Writers (Thrift Edition) |  | Author: Paul Negri
Publisher: Dover Publications
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 46618
Media: Paperback
Pages: 208
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Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.2 x 0.6
ISBN: 0486440982
Dewey Decimal Number: 808.83109033
EAN: 9780486440989
ASIN: 0486440982
Publication Date: August 10, 2005
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Product Description
This outstanding collection of more than 30 brilliant short stories — each just six or fewer pages in length — includes such popular tales as Kafka's "A Country Doctor," Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado," Chopin's "A Pair of Silk Stockings," plus works by Dickens, O. Henry, Chekhov, Wilde, and many others.
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Great short stories, all less than seven pages long November 8, 2009
Robert C. Ross (New Jersey)
24 out of 24 found this review helpful
I've been reading short stories and novels to my wife to help her get to sleep at night for several months. The Kindle collections are pretty good, but it's often really difficult to know in advance how long a story is. And, neither of us are sure when she falls asleep. So I've been exploring inexpensive collections of stories, and was delighted to discover the Dover Thrift Editions.
Lots of great literature, the books fit well in the hand, and the price is right.
The table of contents for this volume which was edited by Paul Negri:
Sherwood Anderson The Egg
Ambrose Bierce An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
Willa Cather The Enchanted Bluff
Anton Chekhov A Malefactor
Kate Chopin A Pair of Silk Stockings
Stephen Crane The Veteran
Daniel Defoe The Apparition of Mrs. Veal
Charles Dickens Nobody's Story
Charlotte Perkins Gilman If I Were a Man
Thomas Hardy Squire Petrick's Lady
Bret Harte The Luck of Roaring Camp
Nathaniel Hawthorne Dr. Heidegger's Experiment
Jerome K. Jerome A Ghost Story
Sarah Orne Jewett A White Heron
Franz Kafka A Country Doctor
Rudyard Kipling Wee Willie Winkie
Nella Larsen Sanctuary
D. H. Lawrence Second Best
Jack London The White Silence
Katherine Mansfield Germans at Meat
Guy de Maupassant A Piece of String
H. H. Munro, or Saki The Open Window
O. Henry The Furnished Room
Luigi Pirandello With Other Eyes
Edgar Allan Poe The Cask of Amontillado
Alexander Pushkin The Coffin-Maker
Leo Tolstoy The Three Hermits
Mark Twain The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County
H. G. Wells The Remarkable Case of Davidson's Eyes
Oscar Wilde The Sphinx Without a Secret
We truly enjoyed several of these stories; they all give a flavor of the styles and interests of the authors. Very well done indeed.
Following are a few other collections of short stories in this excellent series:
The World's Greatest Short Stories (Dover Thrift Editions) edited by James Daley.
Classic Ghost Stories (Dover Thrift Editions) edited by John Grafton.
Classic Mystery Stories (Dover Thrift Editions) edited by Douglas G. Greene. [There is an excellent three star review of this collection at the page for the book. I agree that the choice of authors is a bit uneven, but many of the stories are quite interesting. I would have given it a four star rating except that the review is so good.]
Great French Short Stories (Dover Thrift Editions) edited by Paul Negri.
Great Short Stories by English and Irish Women (Dover Books on Literature & Drama) edited by Candance Ward.
If you have any interest in short stories, these volumes and others in the Dover Thrift Edition series are a great bargain and great reading to boot. Dover offers a regular email which will keep up current on its new offerings in the series.
Robert C. Ross 2009
Great value! Who did the cover art? May 13, 2006
C. B. Griffith (AR)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
As always, Dover books are a great way to get a lot of story for your money. Any clue as to artist/title on the cover art? I've been looking for a print for ages.
Cover Artwork May 17, 2006
L.A.
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
The cover artwork is "Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash" by Giacomo Balla, 1912
 Stories To Go November 3, 2006
Linda Callis (VA, USA)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
These stories are short, usually just a few pages. They are quick to read and could be a good source of filler. Personally, I like a little bit more development. I think the book is well titled and worth reading.
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