American Stories

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British and American English

A collection of classic and modern stories by some of America’s finest writers. The collection brings together six stories which explore the development of the American short story over the past century - from a fierce critique of modern suburban family life to isolation and lost love in the deep mid-west.

The Gift of the Magi
by O. Henry
A young couple exchange Christmas gifts

The Lost Phoebe
by Theodore Dreiser
An old man cannot accept the loss of his wife

The Baby Party
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
A child's party has unexpected consequences

You Were Perfectly Fine
by Dorothy Parker
A young man hears of his adventures on an evening out

The Romantic
by Patricia Highsmith
A lonely woman finds a new way to create romance

Full Circle
by Edith Wharton
Fortune leads two writers down opposite roads