Williamsburg Regional Library

The best short stories, selected with an introd. by Bennet A. Cerf and Van H. Cartmell

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The best short stories

selected with an introd. by Bennet A. Cerf and Van H. Cartmell

The Modern library of the world's best books

A collection of 38 stories by the famous American short story writer

The gift of the Magi -- A cosmopolite in a cafe -- Man about town -- The cop and the anthem -- The love-philtre of Ikey Schoenstein -- Mammon and the archer -- Springtime a la carte -- From the Cabby's seat -- An unfinished story -- The romance of a busy broker -- The furnished room -- Roads of destiny -- The enchanted profile -- The passing of Black Eagle -- A retrieved reformation -- The Renaissance at Charleroi -- Shoes -- Ships -- The hiding of Black Bill -- The duplicity of Hargraves -- The ransom of Red Chief -- The marry month of May -- The whirligig of life -- A blackjack bargainer -- A lickpenny lover -- The defeat of the city -- Squaring the circle -- Transients in Arcadia -- The trimmed lamp -- The pendulum -- Two Thanksgiving Day gentleman -- The making of a New Yorker -- The lost blend -- A Harlem tragedy -- A midsummer knight's dream -- The last leaf -- The count and the wedding guest -- A municipal report

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Best short stories of O. Henry