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Classic American Short Stories

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  • 1978 first published
  • 283 pages
  • 2 editions
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Ted Hipple, Washington Irving and Nathaniel Hawthorne's Classic American Short Stories (1978) is a gothic fiction and horror story collection. The story is set in United States and Alabama, during Civil War. Characters include Peyton Farquhar, Dr. Heidegger and Colonel Killigrew. Readers will find themes of United States Civil War, Hanging, Confederacy and Union.

At about 283 pages, most readers finish it in 5–6 hours.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Characters

  • Peyton Farquhar
  • Dr. Heidegger
  • Colonel Killigrew
  • Mr. Medbourne
  • Mr. Gascoigne
  • Widow Wycherley
  • Sylvia Ward

Subjects

  • United States Civil War
  • Classic Literature
  • Hanging
  • Confederacy
  • Union
  • Supernatural
  • Paranormal fiction
  • Short story
  • American Short stories
  • American Horror tales
  • Children's fiction
  • Crime
  • Crime fiction
  • Crime in fiction
  • Detective and mystery stories
  • First-person narrative

Quick answers

Who wrote Classic American Short Stories?

Classic American Short Stories was written by Ted Hipple, Washington Irving and Nathaniel Hawthorne and first published in 1978.

What genre is Classic American Short Stories?

It is usually shelved as Gothic Fiction and Horror.

How long is Classic American Short Stories?

The median edition has 283 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Classic American Short Stories?

Readers who like it often enjoy Isaac Asimov Presents the Best Horror and Supernatural of the 19th Century, The Story and Its Writer -- Compact Eighth Edition and The Story and Its Writer -- Ninth Edition.

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