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Little Worlds: A Collection of Short Stories for the Middle School
Little Worlds A Collection of Short Stories for the Middle School Author:Peter Guthrie (Compiler), Mary Page (Compiler) The purpose of this text was to make available a large collection of stories that are high in literary quality yet accessible to middle-school students. Its widespread acceptance in schools throughout the country attests that this anthology has indeed achieved its goal. It presents students with a variety of issues, styles, conflicts, and points... more » of view through the stories of Maupassant, Lessing, Hemingway, Welty, Hawthorne, Porter, as well as many others.
The Sniper / Liam O'Flaherty --
An occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge / Ambrose Bierce --
The Catbird seat / James Thurber --
A Visit of charity / Eudora Welty --
The Masque of the red death / Edgar Allen Poe --
The Lottery / Shirley Jackson --
Miss Brill / Katherine Mansfield --
A Telephone call / Dorothy Parker --
The Gift of the Magi / O. Henry (William Sydney Porter) --
The Monkey's paw / W.W. Jacobs --
Maud Martha and New York / Gwendolyn Brooks --
The Japanese quince / John Galsworthy --
The Last lesson / Alphonse Daudet --
Sun and shadow / Ray Bradbury --
Winter night / Kay Boyle --
Daughter / Erskine Caldwell --
A Wagner matinee / Willa Cather --
The Story of an hour / Kate Chopin --
Marigolds / Eugenia Collier --
The Minister's black veil / Nathaniel Hawthorne --