short stories, american

Presents seven short stories featuring strong female characters and involving ghosts and other supernatural phenomena.

An illustrated collection of fourteen short stories reflecting various aspects of American life at the turn of the nineteenth century.

Presents a comprehensive anthology of short stories written by African-American writers between 1899 and 1967 including Langston Hughes, Gwendolyn Brooks, Willard Motley, and others.

Presents thirteen classic horror stories spanning 1843-1948 by such authors as Edgar Allan Poe, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, H. G. Wells, and Shirley Jackson.

Presents sixteen short fiction stories by various authors in which they tell of young people from rural locales across the country who are attached to the wonders of the natural world, yet trying to cope with its unique challenges.

A collection of fifteen original cat-themed fantasy stories, featuring selections from Mercedes Lackey, Andre Norton, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, and others.

A collection of twelve short stories about beauty by authors such as Chris Lynch, Norma Fox Mazer, Ron Koertge, and others.

A collection of fifteen original stories of magic, adventure, and romance which are related to the Arthurian legend.

Contains twenty short stories about Merlin, the wizard of the Arthurian legend, written by modern-day authors including Charles de Lint, Jane Yolen, Andre Norton, and others.

A collection of twelve short stories exploring the world of work, by such authors as Gary Soto, Norma Fox Mazer, and Ray Bradbury.