American Literature without Tears

Famous American short stories in easy-to read English for younger readers or readers of English as a second language. Stories include the following:Ambrose Bierce - A Horseman in the SkyO. Henry - A Municipal ReportKate Chopin - A Pair of Silk StockingsHerman Melville - BartlebyWashington Irving - The Devil and Tom WalkerNathaniel Hawthorne - Dr. Heidegger's ExperimentTraditional Tall Tale - John HenryJack London - Keesh"Luck" by Mark Twain"Paul's Case" by Willa CatherEdgar Allan Poe - The Cask of AmontilladoNathaniel Hawthorne - FeathertopTall Tale - Paul BunyanAmbrose Bierce - An Occurrence at Owl Creek BridgeKate Chopin - AnthenaiseMark Twain - The Californian's TaleHerman Melville - Benito Cereno Eleanor Porter - The Lady in BlackO. Henry - The Exact Science of MarriageJack London - The God of His FathersO. Henry - The Gift of the MagiAmbrose Bierce - The Boarded WindowMark Twain - The CelebratedStephen Crane - The Open BoatFrank Stockton - The Lady or the TigerTall Tale - Pecos BillNathaniel Hawthorne - The Ambitious GuestJack London - The Law of LifeWashington Irving - The Legend of Sleepy HollowFitz-James O'Brien - The Diamond LensNathaniel Hawthorne - The BirthmarkJack London - To Build a FireBret Harte - The Luck of Roaring CampEdith Wharton - The Line of Least ResistanceO. Henry - The Ransom of Red ChiefHamlin Garland - The Return of a PrivateJack London - The Story of an EyewitnessEdgar Allan Poe - The Tell-Tale HeartSarah Orne Jewett - The White HeronNathaniel Hawthorne - Rappaccini's Daughter