George Lakon: 33 books

 “The Ransom of Red Chief” (1910) is the O. Henry short story that continues to entertain young and older readers. -The language of a hundred years ago has been extensively modernized. -End notes, interpretation, and discussion of major themes follow the text. -Biographical...

“The Tell-Tale Heart” is the Edgar Allan Poe gothic short story that continues to fascinate readers with its murder, beating heart, and insanity. -The language of over 170 years ago has been updated making Poe’s difficult language easily understood by today’s readers. -Every...

“The Cask of Amontillado” is the Edgar Allan Poe gothic short story that continues to fascinate and frighten readers. -The language of over 170 years ago has been updated making the story easily understood by today’s readers. -End notes, interpretation, and discussion of major...

-“The Pit and the Pendulum” is the Edgar Allan Poe gothic short story that continues to fascinate readers with its nightmarish chamber of horrors. -The language of over 170 years ago has been updated making Poe’s difficult text easily understood by today’s readers. -Every effort...

“The Fall of the House of Usher” is one of the most famous short stories ever written. It describes the disintegration of a house and its owner and pre-dates modern psychology. -The language of over 170 years ago has been updated making Poe’s difficult language easily understood by today’s...

“The Minister's Black Veil” is the well-known Nathaniel Hawthorne short story that presents the dilemma faced by everyman who believes his nature is corrupt. -The language of almost two hundred years ago has been modernized. -End notes, interpretation, and discussion of major themes...

“The Black Cat” is the well-known Edgar Allan Poe short story of a man who commits a crime and then cannot help but incriminate and condemn himself. -The language of over 170 years ago has been updated making Poe’s difficult language easily understood by today’s readers. -Every...

  “The Masque of the Red Death” is the Edgar Allan Poe gothic short story that has fascinated readers with its unwelcome visitor. -The language of over 170 years ago has been updated making Poe’s difficult text easily understood by today’s readers. -Every effort...

"Rip Van Winkle" is Washington Irving’s famous short story of a man who falls asleep only to wake twenty years later to a changed world. -The language of almost two hundred years ago has been extensively modernized. -End notes, interpretation, and discussion of major themes...

“Young Goodman Brown” is the Nathaniel Hawthorne short story that presents everyman’s journey into darkness and his struggle to keep his faith. -The language of almost two hundred years ago has been modernized making Hawthorne’s difficult language easily understood by today’s readers....

“The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky” is the Stephen Crane short story that remains popular with today’s readers. -The language of almost over one hundred years ago has been extensively modernized. -End notes, interpretation, and discussion of major themes follow the text. -Biographical...

“The Interlopers” is one of Saki’s (H. H. Munro) best known short stories. It continues to be popular with today’s readers because of its surprise ending. -The language of over 100 years ago has been updated making the text easily understood by today’s readers. -Every effort...

 “Araby” (1914) is the James Joyce short story that follows a boy’s first venture into the world in search of adventure and love. -The language of one hundred years ago has been modernized. -End notes, interpretation, and discussion of major themes follow the text. -Biographical...

“Tobermory” is one a Saki’s (H. H. Munro) best known short stories. It continues to be popular with today’s readers. -The language of over 100 years ago has been updated making the text easily understood by today’s readers. -Every effort has been made to keep the story as...