TY - SER TI - Short Stories for English Courses AV - PS PY - 2004/// PB - Project Gutenberg, KW - Short stories, American N1 - Preface -- Introduction: Requirements of the short story. How this book may be used -- The first Christmas-tree / Henry Van Dyke -- A French tar-baby / J.C. Harris -- Sonny's christenin' / Ruth M. Stuart -- Christmas night with Satan / John Fox, Jr. -- A nest-egg / J.W. Riley -- Wee Willie Winkie / Rudyard Kipling -- The gold bug / E.A. Poe -- The ransom of Red Chief / O. Henry -- The freshman full-back / R.D. Pane -- Gallegher / R.H. Davis -- The jumping frog / Mark Twain -- The lady or the tiger? / F.R. Stockton -- The outcasts of Poker Flat / F.B. Harte -- The revolt of mother / Mary E.W. Freeman -- Marse Chan / T.N. Page -- "Posson Jone'" / G.W. Cable -- Our aromatic uncle / H.C. Bunner -- Quality / John Galsworthy -- The triumph of night / Edith Wharton -- A messenger / Mary R.S. Andrews -- Markheim / R.L. Stevenson; Public domain in the USA; Text UR - http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5403 ER -