Great American Short Stories

W. H. Staff Smith

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SKU:: 197
Condition:: Very Good
Format:: Hardcover, 631 pages
Publisher:: Gallery Books, 1990
Edition:: First Edition

Great American Short Stories showcases a collection of short works by America's greatest authors including pieces by Washington Irving, Nathaniel Hawthorne, William Faulkner, Ernest Hemingway, Edith Wharton, Mark Twain, Henry James, Flannery O'Connor, John Steinbeck, and many more.

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Great American Short Stories showcases a collection of short works by America's greatest authors including pieces by Washington Irving, Nathaniel Hawthorne, William Faulkner, Ernest Hemingway, Edith Wharton, Mark Twain, Henry James, Flannery O'Connor, John Steinbeck, and many more.

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