Greatest Short Stories, Vol. II, is comprised of stories from classic American authors such as Stephen Crane, Bret Harte, Edna Ferber and others.
High Point: Thomas Bailey Adrich’s “Marjorie Daw”
Low Point: “My Terminal Moraine” by Frank R. Stockton
Author: Various (edited by P.F. Collier & Son)
Publication Date: 1940
Genre: Fiction
Project Gutenberg: Not available
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Movie/TV Adaptation: None
The second volume of the P.F. Collier & Son’s edition of Greatest Short Stories is a continuation of the works of American authors from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Works include classics from authors such as Stephen Crane, Ambrose Bierce, Bret Harte, Edna Ferber and others.
This volume’s highlights include adventure (“The Denver Express” by A.A. Hayes); irony (“The Ambitious Guest” by Nathaniel Hawthorne); surprise (“Marjorie Daw” by Thomas Bailey Aldrich); and sad cynicism (“Big Blonde” by Dorothy Parker).
This book is another of those pleasing palate cleansers between cover-to-cover reads
