Publisher's Synopsis
The Master Collection High School Edition contains 15 Works of Masters.
12 Authors, 15 Short stories, 1 Book!
The following short stories have been selected for High School students. These stories have been chosen to deepen the appreciation for the short story genre and to promote a general working knowledge of important literary works. Many of these short stories are iconic works that are often anthologized and serve as deep cultural reference points in literature, films, music, and general conversation. These are stories that should be known to and easily referenced by any "well read" student preparing for college (and life!).
Araby By James Joyce
The Story Of An Hour By Kate Chopin
A Dark Brown Dog By Stephen Crane
Home Burial By Robert Frost
The Interlopers By H.H. Munro (Saki)
The Fly By Katherine Mansfield
An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge By Ambrose Bierce
The Open Boat By Stephen Crane
Desiree's Baby By Kate Chopin
Eve's Diary By Mark Twain
Boule De Suif By Guy De Maupassant
The Nightingale And The Rose By Oscar Wilde
A New England Nun By Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
To The Virgins, To Make Much Of Time By Robert Herrick
The Affair At Coulter's Notch By Ambrose Bierce
