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  2. Studies in Classic American Literature - Wikipedia

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    Studies in Classic American Literature is a work of literary criticism by the English writer D. H. Lawrence. It was first published by Thomas Seltzer in the United States in August 1923. The British edition was published in June 1924 by Martin Secker .

  3. The Most Dangerous Game - Wikipedia

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    January 19, 1924. " The Most Dangerous Game ", also published as " The Hounds of Zaroff ", is a short story by Richard Connell, [1] first published in Collier's on January 19, 1924, with illustrations by Wilmot Emerton Heitland. [2] [3] The story features a big-game hunter from New York City who falls from a yacht and swims to what seems to be ...

  4. The Gift of the Magi - Wikipedia

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    Publication date. December 10, 1905 (newspaper); April 10, 1906 (book) [1] " The Gift of the Magi " is a short story by O. Henry first published in 1905. The story tells of a young husband and wife and how they deal with the challenge of buying secret Christmas gifts for each other with very little money. As a sentimental story with a moral ...

  5. Silent Snow, Secret Snow - Wikipedia

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    Silent Snow, Secret Snow. " Silent Snow, Secret Snow " (1932) is Conrad Aiken 's best-known short story, often included in anthologies of classic American horror and fantasy short fiction. It was first published in the Autumn 1932 issue of the Virginia Quarterly Review. [1] It later appeared in The Collected Stories of Conrad Aiken in 1934, and ...

  6. The Conjure Woman - Wikipedia

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    The Conjure Woman is a collection of short stories by African-American fiction writer, essayist, and activist Charles W. Chesnutt. First published in 1899, The Conjure Woman is considered a seminal work of African-American literature composed of seven short stories, set in Patesville, North Carolina. A film adaptation, The Conjure Woman (film ...

  7. Car Crash While Hitchhiking - Wikipedia

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    1989. " Car Crash While Hitchhiking " is a work of short fiction by the American writer Denis Johnson based on a real incident in Johnson's life. [1] The story was first published in The Paris Review in 1989 and collected in the 1990 edition of The Best American Short Stories. "Car Crash While Hitchhiking" is the opening story in Johnson's ...

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