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Sinclair Lewis was a prominent American author in the 20th century.  Lewis was the first writer from the United States to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature.  Lewis’ books are noted for their insightful commentaries on capitalism and materialism between World War I and World War II.  This edition of The Short Stories of Sinclair Lewis includes a table of contents.

Short stories of suspense by the author of Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr. Ripley—“a brilliant collection” with a foreword by Graham Greene (The Sunday Times). Master of tension Patricia Highsmith is best known for her novels of ever-increasing suspense, but she is equally adept...

Nikolai Gogol, an early 19th century Ukrainian-born Russian novelist, humorist, and dramatist, considered the father of modern Russian realism, created some of the most important works of Russian literature. Gogol satirized the corrupt bureaucracy of the Russian Empire through the scrupulous and scathing...

This early work by Nikolai Gogol was originally published in 1831 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'A May Night' is a short story about a young man and his love for a girl named Hanna. His father disagrees with this match and actively tries stop the arrangement....

Aisle Seat is a collection of thirteen (13) slightly dark and quirky short stories by John Hunter, an award-winning and produced scriptwriter who enjoys telling engaging and entertaining tales. This collection includes: THE COMPANION SHOP Difficulties arise when an elderly woman tires to return...

‘I often ask myself what makes a story work,’ wrote the great American author, Flannery O’Connor. ‘I have decided that it is probably some action, some gesture of a character... which is both totally right and totally unexpected... one that is both in character and beyond character.’ The...

Twenty-three unforgettable short stories from one of America’s most celebrated literary masters. John Updike once said of his friend and fellow writer Andre Dubus: “[He] is a shrewd student of people who come to accept pain as a fair price for pleasure, and to view right and wrong as a...

Short Stories by the author covering many genres. Perhaps SF, maybe pathos. Some oddness. A dab of whimsy. These were written over a period of three years for writing contests and are now collected all in one place for the first time. Some of those contests the author won, some he lost. But all were...

This is a collection of short stories for kids. Included are a story about a magical pen that feeds off of a young boy's imagination, a girl's relationship with nature and wise old tree, and a mysterious creature that washes up on shore only to be subjected to an onslaught of tourists wanting...

The wintry month of December has been a time of celebration since the earliest days of caves and campfires. As soon as humans could make sense of the phases of the moon and the wheeling of the stars, we treasured the Winter Solstice - the darkest day of the year. Many counted this period as the turning...

I Am We is a two-way book of twenty short stories, split into 10 pairs, wherein each half of a pair is presented on either half of the book. Each title has a corresponding mate on the other side. The reader is therefore presented with ten individual stories, which are told in two entirely different...

Life holds many roads and many choices. In these three short stories, each woman learns a valuable lesson that helps her carry on. Mary Jordan has had a long, full life, but she misses her husband Louis, who is now gone. At 84, hardship has fallen upon her but through her creativity she finds...

“In these 35 stories, one struggles to find a sentence that is anything less than jewel-box perfect.” —The New York Times Book Review Gina Berriault is known for the complexity and compassion with which she weaves her characters, and her stories are such models of economy that they seem...

What happens when a solitude-craving writer hears a cat mewing outside his window all night long or when a refrigerator tells about his visitors and the world around him, from his perspective? In this collection of whimsical and humorous short stories and reflections on everyday life, Cats,...