A collection of short humorous pieces, most of which appeared in The New Yorker.Part One: Mr and Mrs MonroeA number of short stories featuring the Mr and Mrs Monroe and which contain many autobiographical elements.Part Two: The Pet DepartmentInspired by t
50 Great Short Stories is a comprehensive selection from the world's finest short fiction. The authors represented range from Hawthorne, Maupassant, and Poe, through Henry James, Conrad, Aldous Huxley, and James Joyce, to Hemingway, Katherine Anne Porter,
Originally edited by Dorothy Lobrano Guth, and revised and updated by Martha WhiteForeword by John UpdikeThese letters are, of course, beautifully written but above all personal, precise, and honest. They evoke E.B. White's life in New York and in Maine a
Since the series' inception in 1915, the annual volumes of The Best American Short Stories have launched literary careers, showcased the most compelling stories of each year, and confirmed for all time the significance of the short story in our national l
Robert Frost never felt more at home in America than when watching baseball "be it in park or sand lot." Full of heroism and heartbreak, the most beloved of American sports is also the most poetic. Its rhythms are those of the seasons. Its memories are sa
Intended as a textbook for classes in fiction or creative writing, this edition of a popular resource contains 56 fictional pieces, both classic and contemporary, almost all of them short stories, with biocritical and other commentary and discission quest
Perceptive, funny, and nostalgic, E.B. White's stroll around Manhattan remains the quintessential love letter to the city, written by one of America's foremost literary figures. The New York Times has named Here is New York one of the ten best books ever
