Classic American Short Stories
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| Rating | : | 4.33 (513 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1522633278 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 148 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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Five great American short story writers, dating from the turn of the nineteenth/twentieth centuries are represented here. Different in atmosphere and writing style, they nevertheless caught the mood and concerns of the day in a way that was distinctly American. Twain's humour is to the fore in "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" and O. An attractive and accessible collection.. Bierce's "An Occurence at Owl Creek Bridge" leaves echoes in the imagination; the stories by Crane and London recall the themes of the Civil War and the Klondike for which they are well known. Henry's sharp observation makes his neat tales a joy to listen to
O. His best-known works include The Call of the Wild, The Sea Wolf, and White Fang.Ambrose Bierce was an American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist.MARK TWAIN (1835-1910), was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens, was an American humorist, writer, and lecturer who is known and celebrated around the world. Henry, the pseudonym of William Sydney Porter (1862–1910), was a pro
While the age of these stories mean that their styles are more ponderous than those of some popular contemporary writers, students will have no trouble understanding and picturing the events these authors weave. The range of characters, while mostly male, is socially broad, including several outlaws.Francisca Goldsmith, Berkeley Public Library, CACopyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.. From School Library Journal Gr 8 Up-Nine classic stories by five late 19th and early 20th century American writers are offered in a well-produced package. William Roberts reads with clarity and emotion, accomplishing a range of voices for these character-driven stories, and bringing to life a young boy, a querulous old man, and even the few women who appear in thes
irishsix said Five Stars. Beautiful and loved.. Good price and fast delivery Interesting selection from Barnes and Noble. Good price and fast delivery. Thank you.. Bruce Watson said Wonderful stories, melodramatic readings; nearly unlistenable. It is almost a crime to subject classic short stories such as these to this kind of audio treatment. Each is introduced with cheap sound effects or maudlin music. The reader is hopelessly overdramatic, mispronounces words like "coquettry" and cheapens the narrative with dripping emotion and weird rhetorical lifts in his voice. Worst of all is the dialogue which, as if in a radio play, is read by a variety of voices, women