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The American Short Story [59 stories]

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  • 1994 first published
  • 1,003 pages
  • 4 editions
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Published in 1994, The American Short Story [59 stories] is a gothic fiction and horror story collection by Thomas K. Parkes, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edgar Allan Poe. It takes readers to United States and Alabama in the Antebellum era. Characters include Hugh Morgan, William Harker and Peyton Farquhar. Key subjects include manners and customs, monograms, Tradition and Change.

It has been published in 4 editions.

It runs to roughly 1,003 pages — 18–19 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Characters

Subjects

  • American Short stories
  • Manners and customs
  • Mystery and detective stories
  • Monograms
  • Children's fiction
  • Short story
  • Tradition
  • Change
  • Death
  • Allegory
  • Nonlinear narrative
  • Gentleman's agreements
  • Recluses
  • Mentally ill women
  • American Horror tales
  • Burial vaults

Quick answers

Who wrote The American Short Story [59 stories]?

The American Short Story [59 stories] was written by Thomas K. Parkes, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1994.

What genre is The American Short Story [59 stories]?

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

How long is The American Short Story [59 stories]?

The median edition has 1,003 pages, about 18–19 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The American Short Story [59 stories]?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Norton Anthology of Short Fiction -- Shorter Seventh Edition, Short Fiction, Classic and Contemporary -- Second Edition and Ghost and horror stories of Ambrose Bierce [24 stories].

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