Please note: This title is a required book for American Gold LLATL program, as it is used in one of the five book studies.
This outstanding collection of short stories by twenty-six of America’s most celebrated writers, provides a comprehensive survey of the origin and growth of this literary form. The selections in this volume represent each author working at the very height of his/her powers, producing memorable, brilliant fiction. Each story too, is illustrative of the growth of the short story form, done to perfection by the writers who left their indelible mark on our literary heritage.