Project Gutenberg 2007-03-15 Public domain in the USA. 274 Freck, Laura F. 20023177 Short Stories of Various Types Reading ease score: 80.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. The gift of the Magi / O. Henry -- A reward of merit / Booth Tarkington -- "American, Sir!" / Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews -- John G. / Katherine Mayo -- Friends / Myra Kelly -- A camping trip / Hamlin Garland -- A thread without a knot / Dorothy Canfield Fisher -- Chu Chu / Francis Bret Harte -- Feathertop / Nathaniel Hawthorne -- The Red-Headed League / Arthur Conan Doyle -- The inconsiderate waiter / James Matthew Barrie -- The siege of Berlin / Alphonse Daudet -- The silver mine / Selma Lagerlof. E-text prepared by Suzanne Lybarger, Brian Janes, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Short Stories of Various Types" by Laura F. Freck is a collection of short stories edited for educational purposes, likely written in the early 20th century." This anthology is curated with the aim of appealing to high school students, featuring a diverse range of tales including humor, adventure, and realism from various authors. The work emphasizes a range of themes, settings, and writing styles, likely making it a valuable resource for those seeking both entertainment and educational insights into literature. "At the start of the collection, the editor explains the purpose and structure of the book, highlighting its importance for high school readers." The stories included are meant to engage young audiences through varying plots and character types, such as detective tales, stories of idealism, and character-driven narratives. The introduction sets the stage for understanding the literary art of short storytelling, and the opening story, "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry, illustrates themes of sacrifice and love, presenting a poignant account of a couple's devotion to each other during the holiday season, thereby echoing the emotional range that will be explored through the anthology. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories PN Text Short Stories Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 548277 545137 2024-11-09T07:37:57.007536 2023-09-09T09:47:11.598331 text/html text/html 554372 2007-03-15T15:30:15 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 370051 2021-01-01T19:57:45 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 484002 2024-11-09T07:38:08.057485 application/epub+zip 490183 2024-11-09T07:38:00.621501 application/epub+zip 273447 2024-11-09T07:37:59.147541 application/epub+zip 730470 2024-11-09T07:38:13.242499 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 703612 2024-11-09T07:38:07.099493 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 452734 2022-09-10T04:24:42.301286 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 492123 492028 2024-11-09T07:37:55.038554 2023-09-09T09:47:09.921309 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 491827 2021-01-01T19:57:45 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 192739 2021-01-01T19:57:45 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 491851 2021-01-01T19:57:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 192647 2021-01-01T19:57:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21672 2024-11-09T07:38:13.378446 application/rdf+xml 14192 2024-11-09T07:37:59.724521 image/jpeg 3385 2024-11-09T07:37:59.436507 image/jpeg 440008 2024-11-09T07:37:57.060545 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog