A choice collection of 13 short stories from some of America's greatest women writers. Includes "Life in the Iron Mills" by Rebecca Harding Davis, "Transcendental Wild Oats" by Louisa May Alcott, Zora Neale Hurston's "Sweat," plus superb fiction by Kate Chopin, Willa Cather, Edith Wharton, and many others.
Here's a sample of other books in this Dover category
The Country of the Pointed Firs by Sarah Orne Jewett A classic of American fiction, memorializing the traditions, manners and dialect of Maine coast natives at the turn of the 20th century, and presenting a warm, humorous and compassionate vision of New England character.
Short Stories by Edith Wharton Includes 7 superbly crafted tales of love and marriage, divorce and other topics: "Souls Belated," "The Pelican," "The Muse's Tragedy," "Expiation," "The Dilettante," "Xingu," and "The Other Two."
My Ántonia by Willa Cather Splendid early novel (1918) evokes the Nebraska prairie life of the author's childhood, and touchingly commemorates the spirit and courage of the immigrant pioneers who settled the land.
Short Stories by Louisa May Alcott Five poignant tales based in part on the author's experiences as a nurse during the Civil War: "Obtaining Supplies," "A Night," "My Contraband," "Happy Women," and "How I Went Out to Service."
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman Seven charming tales explore relations between the sexes and offer witty insights from a feminist perspective. Includes the 1892 title classic, plus "Cottagette," "Turned," "Mr. Peebles' Heart," and more.
Great American Short Stories by Paul Negri Features 19 gems in the American short-story tradition, including "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe, "Bartleby" by Herman Melville, "To Build a Fire" by Jack London, plus stories by Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Hawthorne, Twain, others.
Great Poems by American Women: An Anthology by Susan L. Rattiner Superb, inexpensive anthology spans 4 centuries to include more than 200 inspiring poems by Emily Dickinson, Hilda Doolittle, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Amy Lowell, Marianne Moore, Elizabeth Bishop, and others.
A Pair of Silk Stockings by Kate Chopin Includes 9 masterful portraits of black and white inhabitants of Louisiana's bayou and urban areas. Written with grace, delicate humor, and a keen understanding of the female psyche.
Great Short Short Stories: Quick Reads by Great Writers by Paul Negri This outstanding collection of more than 30 brilliant short stories — each just six or fewer pages in length — features popular tales by Kafka, Poe, Dickens, O. Henry, Chekhov, Wilde, and many others.
Great Short Stories by English and Irish Women by Candace Ward This delicious variety of outstanding stories ranges over two centuries, from Romanticism to Modernism, with tales by George Eliot, Mary Shelley, Charlotte Brontë, Elizabeth Gaskell, Rosa Mulholland, and others.
The World's Greatest Short Stories by James Daley Ranging from the 19th to the 20th centuries, this wonderfully wide-ranging and enjoyable anthology includes Poe, Chekhov, Joyce, Kafka, Faulkner, Pirandello, Mann, and other major writers of world literature.
Unforgettable Ghost Stories by Women Writers by Mike Ashley, Mike Ashley Assembled by a noted anthologist, this unique collection presents 18 supernatural fables, including "The Lost Ghost" by Mary Wilkins Freeman, "Kerfol" by Edith Wharton, and "From the Dead" by E. Nesbit.
Great Speeches by American Women by James Daley Here are 21 legendary speeches from the country's most inspirational female voices, including Sojourner Truth, Susan B. Anthony, Eleanor Roosevelt, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Nancy Pelosi, and many others.
Lilacs and Other Stories by Kate Chopin From the author of The Awakening comes this collection, which features 24 distinctive tales of Southern life, filled with fascinating characters, idiosyncratic customs, and sometimes shocking details.
