Selected American Short Stories (I)
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The book collects 15 short stories written by famous American writers, including Washington Irving, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Richard Stockton, Mark Twain, Francis Bret Harte, O. Henry, Stephen Crane, Jack London, etc. These short stores reflect the social realities of early stage of America.
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Born in 1804, Nathaniel Hawthorne is known for his historical tales and novels about American colonial society. After publishing The Scarlet Letter in 1850, its status as an instant bestseller allowed him to earn a living as a novelist. Full of dark romanticism, psychological complexity, symbolism, and cautionary tales, his work is still popular today. He has earned a place in history as one of the most distinguished American writers of the nineteenth century.
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Mark Twain
Michael B. Frank and Harriet Elinor Smith are both members of the Mark Twain Project of The Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley.
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