American short stories : Selected and edited with an introductory essay on the…
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"American Short Stories" by Charles Sears Baldwin is a collection of selected stories and critical essays on the short story genre, written in the early 20th century. The compilation aims to showcase the evolution of the American short story, exploring its development from meandering anecdotes to a distinct and cohesive literary form. The collection features a variety of tales from notable authors such as Washington Irving and Edgar Allan Poe, showcasing diverse
themes and styles. The opening of the volume outlines Baldwin's intentions and the historical context of the American short story. He emphasizes that the book is not about collecting the "best" stories but rather tracing the progression of the genre. Baldwin discusses the shift in literary norms in America and highlights the importance of Edgar Allan Poe's contributions to the short story form. He notes the influences from both domestic and international literature while setting the stage for the specific narratives to come, leading to an understanding of how the American narrative style has developed distinctly over time. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Editor | Baldwin, Charles Sears, 1867-1935 |
|---|---|
| Title | American short stories : Selected and edited with an introductory essay on the short story by Charles Sears Baldwin |
| Original Publication | United States: Longmans, Green & Co., 1904, reprint 1921. |
| Contents | Introduction -- Pt. 1. The tentative period: Rip Van Winkle, by Washington Irving. Peter Rugg, the missing man, by William Austin. The French village, by James Hall. The inroad of the Nabajo, by Albert Pike -- Pt. 2. The period of the new form: The white old maid, by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The notary of Périgueux, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The fall of the House of Usher, by Edgar Allan Poe. The inlet of peach blossoms, by Nathaniel Parker Willis. The bee-tree, by Caroline Matilda Stansbury Kirkland. What was it? A mystery, by Fitz-James O'Brien. The outcasts of Poker Flat, by Francis Bret Harte. Miss Eunice's glove, by Albert Falvey Webster. Who was she? by Bayard Taylor. The love-letters of Smith, by Henry Cuyler Bunner. The eve of the Fourth, by Harold Frederic. |
| Credits | Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 67.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Short stories, American |
| Subject | American fiction -- 19th century |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 73141 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-73141-4 |
| Release Date | Mar 11, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 843 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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