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Great American Short Stories

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  • 1990 first published
  • 631 pages
  • 2 editions
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Great American Short Stories is a 1990 demon fiction and horror story collection by Washington Irving, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edgar Allan Poe. It takes readers to United States and Alabama in the 19th century. It features Giacomo Rappaccini, Giovanni Guasconti and Beatrice Rappaccini. It deals with manners and customs, Satanism, Devil and Open_syllabus_project.

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At about 631 pages, most readers finish it in 11–12 hours.

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Subjects

  • Manners and customs
  • Short story
  • American Short stories
  • Satanism
  • Devil
  • Open_syllabus_project
  • Puritans
  • Catechism
  • African Americans
  • Husband and wife
  • Race relations
  • United States Civil War
  • Classic Literature
  • Hanging
  • Confederacy
  • Union

Quick answers

Who wrote Great American Short Stories?

Great American Short Stories was written by Washington Irving, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1990.

What genre is Great American Short Stories?

It is usually shelved as Demons & Devils, Horror and Circus & Carnival.

How long is Great American Short Stories?

The median edition has 631 pages, about 11–12 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Great American Short Stories?

Readers who like it often enjoy Fictions--Second Edition, 40 Short Stories--Fifth Edition and My Favorite Horror Story.

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