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The Great English Short-Story Writers, Volume 1Download Now...

by Charles Dickens (Contributor) , Daniel Defoe (Contributor) , Henry James (Contributor) , James Hogg (Contributor) , Frank Richard Stockton (Contributor) , Thomas Hardy (Contributor) , Washington Irving (Contributor) , John Brown (Contributor) , Robert Louis Stevenson (Contributor) , Edgar Allan Poe (Contributor) , Mark Twain (Contributor) , Bret Harte (Contributor) , Nathaniel Hawthorne (Contributor)

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The Apparition of Mrs. Veal, by Daniel Defoe -- The Mysterious Bride, by James Hogg -- The Devil and Tom Walker, by Washington Irving -- Dr. Heidegger's Experiment, by Nathaniel Hawthorne -- The Purloined Letter, by Edgar Allan Poe -- Rab and His Friends, by Dr. John Brown -- The Boots at the Holly-Tree Inn, by Charles Dickens -- A Story of Seven Devils, by Frank R. Stockton -- A Dog's Tale, by Mark Twain -- The Outcasts of Poker Flat, by Bret Harte -- The Three Strangers, by Thomas Hardy -- Julia Bride, by Henry James -- A Lodging for the Night, by Robert Louis Stevenson.

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I. THE EVOLUTION OF THE SHORT-STORY II. THE APPARITION OF MRS. VEAL. By Daniel Defoe (1661- 1731) III. THE MYSTERIOUS BRIDE. By James Hogg (1770-1835) IV. THE DEVIL AND TOM WALKER. By Washington Irving (1783-1859) V. DR. HEIDEGGER'S EXPERIMENT. By Nathaniel Hawthorne (1807-1864) VI. THE PURLOINED LETTER. By Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) VII. RAB AND HIS FRIENDS. By Dr. John Brown (1810-1882) VIII. THE BOOTS AT THE HOLLY-TREE INN. By Charles Dickens (1812-1870) IX. A STORY OF SEVEN DEVILS. By Frank R. Stockton. (1834- 1902) X. A DOG'S TALE. By Mark Twain (1835) XI. THE OUTCASTS OF POKER FLAT. By Bret Harte (1839- 1902) XII. THE THREE STRANGERS. By Thomas Hardy (1840) XIII. JULIA BRIDE. By Henry James (1843) XIV. A LODGING FOR THE NIGHT. By Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894).

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