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American Short Stories

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  • 1904 first published
  • 333 pages
  • 8 editions
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Published in 1904, American Short Stories is a gothic fiction and horror story collection by Charles Sears Baldwin, Washington Irving and Austin, William. It features Roderick Usher, Madeline Usher and Ethelred. Key subjects include burial vaults, Catalepsy, dragons and hermitages.

It has been published in 8 editions.

It runs to roughly 333 pages — 6–7 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

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Subjects

  • American Short stories
  • American Horror tales
  • Burial vaults
  • Catalepsy
  • Dragons
  • Gothic fiction
  • Hermitages
  • Heroic romances
  • Horror
  • Horror tales
  • Hysteria
  • Knights
  • Maces
  • Psychogenic death
  • Tarns

Quick answers

Who wrote American Short Stories?

American Short Stories was written by Charles Sears Baldwin, Washington Irving and Austin, William and first published in 1904.

What genre is American Short Stories?

It is usually shelved as Gothic Fiction, Horror and Dragon Fiction.

How long is American Short Stories?

The median edition has 333 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to American Short Stories?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe - Tales - Volume I, The Rinehart Book of Short Stories and Short Stories.

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