American Literature Without Tears is an etext of 40 famous American short stories simplified for easier reading.
Contents:
Ambrose Bierce - A Horseman in the Sky
O. Henry - A Municipal Report
Kate Chopin - A Pair of Silk Stockings
Herman Melville - Bartleby
Washington Irving - The Devil and Tom Walker
Nathaniel Hawthorne - Dr. Heidegger�s Experiment
Traditional Tall Tale - John Henry
Jack London - Keesh
�Luck� by Mark Twain
�Paul�s Case� by Willa Cather
Edgar Allan Poe - The Cask of Amontillado
Nathaniel Hawthorne - Feathertop
Tall Tale - Paul Bunyan
Ambrose Bierce - An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
Kate Chopin - Anthenaise
Mark Twain - The Californian�s Tale
Herman Melville - Benito Cereno
Eleanor Porter - The Lady in Black
O. Henry - The Exact Science of Marriage
Jack London - The God of His Fathers
O. Henry - The Gift of the Magi
Ambrose Bierce - The Boarded Window
Mark Twain - The Celebrated
Stephen Crane - The Open Boat
Frank Stockton - The Lady or the Tiger
Tall Tale - Pecos Bill
Nathaniel Hawthorne - The Ambitious Guest
Jack London - The Law of Life
Washington Irving - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Fitz-James O�Brien - The Diamond Lens
Nathaniel Hawthorne - The Birthmark
Jack London - To Build a Fire
Bret Harte - The Luck of Roaring Camp
Edith Wharton - The Line of Least Resistance
O. Henry - The Ransom of Red Chief
Hamlin Garland - The Return of a Private
Jack London - The Story of an Eyewitness
Edgar Allan Poe - The Tell-Tale Heart
Sarah Orne Jewett - The White Heron
Nathaniel Hawthorne - Rappaccini�s Daughter
High school English teacher in the rugged mountains of California. Department chair, drama teacher, classical guitarist, playwright, teacher and author of plays, musicals, short stories and poetry. But mainly, sincere lover of teaching!