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| Contributor | Brown, John, 1810-1882 |
|---|---|
| Contributor | Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731 |
| Contributor | Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 |
| Contributor | Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928 |
| Contributor | Harte, Bret, 1836-1902 |
| Contributor | Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864 |
| Contributor | Hogg, James, 1770-1835 |
| Contributor | Irving, Washington, 1783-1859 |
| Contributor | James, Henry, 1843-1916 |
| Contributor | Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 |
| Contributor | Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894 |
| Contributor | Stockton, Frank Richard, 1834-1902 |
| Contributor | Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 |
| Title | The Great English Short-Story Writers, Volume 1 |
| Contents | The Apparition of Mrs. Veal, by Daniel Defoe -- The Mysterious Bride, by James Hogg -- The Devil and Tom Walker, by Washington Irving -- Dr. Heidegger's Experiment, by Nathaniel Hawthorne -- The Purloined Letter, by Edgar Allan Poe -- Rab and His Friends, by Dr. John Brown -- The Boots at the Holly-Tree Inn, by Charles Dickens -- A Story of Seven Devils, by Frank R. Stockton -- A Dog's Tale, by Mark Twain -- The Outcasts of Poker Flat, by Bret Harte -- The Three Strangers, by Thomas Hardy -- Julia Bride, by Henry James -- A Lodging for the Night, by Robert Louis Stevenson. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PN: Language and Literatures: Literature: General, Criticism, Collections |
| Subject | Short stories |
| EText-No. | 10135 |
| Release Date | 2003-11-01 |
| Copyright Status | Not copyrighted in the United States. If you live elsewhere check the laws of your country before downloading this ebook. |
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