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The Penguin Book of American Short Stories

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  • 1971 first published
  • 423 pages
  • 6 editions
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Published in 1971, The Penguin Book of American Short Stories is a gothic fiction and demon fiction story collection by Cochrane, James., J. Cochrane and James Cochrane. The story is set in New England and Salem Village, in the 1600s. Characters include Goodman Brown, Faith Brown and Goody Cloyse. It deals with Satanism, puritans, Catechism and Devil.

5 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 6 editions.

It runs to roughly 423 pages — 7–8 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Characters

Subjects

  • American Short stories
  • Short stories, american
  • Satanism
  • Short story
  • Puritans
  • Catechism
  • Devil
  • Children's fiction
  • Boys
  • American Horror tales
  • Burial vaults
  • Catalepsy
  • Dragons
  • Gothic fiction
  • Hermitages
  • Heroic romances

Quick answers

Who wrote The Penguin Book of American Short Stories?

The Penguin Book of American Short Stories was written by Cochrane, James., J. Cochrane and James Cochrane and first published in 1971.

What genre is The Penguin Book of American Short Stories?

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

How long is The Penguin Book of American Short Stories?

The median edition has 423 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Penguin Book of American Short Stories?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Harbrace Anthology of Short Fiction -- Fourth Edition, Literature--second Edition and Great American Short Stories from Hawthorne to Hemingway.

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