Contents I. Definition and Development, II. Forms, III. The Short-story as Narration, IV. Representative Short-stories, V. Bibliography, Washington Rip Van Winkle (1820), Edgar Allan The Gold Bug (1842), The Purloined Letter (1845), Nathaniel Howe's Masquerade (1838), The Birthmark (1843), Francis Bret The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1869), Robert Louis The Sire de Maletroit's Door (1878), Markheim (1885) and Rudyard Wee Willie Winkie (1888).
I love period films, and really enjoyed reading all the classic short stories. (some more than others) My book is from 1923, I could just imagine who may have read from these pages as well.