Great American Short Stories (Signature Classics)

by Jane Smiley (Introduction)

Overview

A dazzling collection of short stories, including 

• The “Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and “Rip Van Winkle” by Washington Irving
• “The Sculptor's Funeral” by Willa Cather
• “The Yellow Wall-Paper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
• “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry

And many more. This edition also features an introduction by Jane Smiley.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781435172166
Publisher:	Union Square & Co.
Publication date:	05/24/2021
Series:	Signature Editions
Pages:	680
Sales rank:	225,684
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.70(h) x 1.70(d)

About the Author

Jane Smiley (1949) is the author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning novel A Thousand Acres, and a number of other books. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and received the PEN Center USA Lifetime Achievement Award for Literature, among many other awards and honors.

Hometown:

Northern California

Date of Birth:

September 26, 1949

Place of Birth:

Los Angeles, California

Education:

B.A. in English, Vassar College, 1971; M.A., Iowa University, 1975; M.F.A, 1976; Ph.D., 1978