American

6 books

Americans All Stories of American Life of To-DayBenjamin A. Heydrick · 1920A 1920 anthology of American short stories edited by Benjamin A. Heydrick, collecting works by writers such as O. Henry, Edna Ferber, and Dorothy Canfield to portray varied aspects of American life, with author sketches and study notes.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Rip Van WinkleWashington Irving · 1819A short story by Washington Irving, presented in an illustrated edition with color plates by Arthur Rackham. It follows Rip Van Winkle, a good-natured, henpecked villager living in a Dutch settlement near New York's Catskill mountains before the American Revolution.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Selections from PoeEdgar Allan Poe · 1920A 1920 school edition of selected poems and tales by Edgar Allan Poe, edited by J. Montgomery Gambrill with a biographical and critical introduction and notes. Intended for high-school students, it includes works such as "The Raven," "Annabel Lee," and "The Fall of the House of Usher.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Gift of the MagiO. Henry · 1905A short story by O. Henry, first published in 1905, about a young wife who sells her long hair to buy her husband a Christmas present. Her sacrifice sets up a surprise ending about giving and love.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Great Stone Face, and Other Tales of the White MountainsNathaniel Hawthorne · 1850A collection of Nathaniel Hawthorne's tales set in New Hampshire's White Mountains, including the title story about a valley boy awaiting fulfillment of a prophecy that a great man will one day resemble the mountain's human face, along with "The Ambitious Guest" and "The Great Carbuncle.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey CrayonWashington Irving · 1820A collection of essays and short stories by Washington Irving, first published in 1820, narrated by the fictional Geoffrey Crayon. Drawing on the author's experiences in England, it offers sketches of rural life, Christmas customs, literature, and legend, including the tales "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية