Great Short Stories vs The American Short Story [59 stories]: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Short Story, Manners and customs, Social life and customs, Short Stories, Horror, Mystery
Great Short Stories
Tell-tale Heart / Edgar Allan Poe Rappaccini's daughter / Nathaniel Hawthorne Outcasts of Poker Flat / Bret Harte Open boat / Stephen Crane All-gold canon / Jack London Furnished room / O. Henry Lost phoebe / Theodore…
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![Cover of The American Short Story [59 stories]](/covers/12193819.jpg)
The American Short Story [59 stories]
Rip Van Winkle ; The legend of Sleepy Hollow / Washington Irving -- Rappaccini's daughter / Nathaniel Hawthorne -- Fall of the House of Usher ; The murders in the Rue Morgue ; The purloined letter / Edgar Allen Poe…
The verdict
- Great Short Stories is the quickest read — about 9 hours vs 18 for The American Short Story [59 stories].
How to choose
Scores by source
| Great Short Stories | The American Short Story [59 stories] | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (2211) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.3 (3) | — |
Reception
| Great Short Stories | The American Short Story [59 stories] | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2211 | — |
| Editions | 2 | 4 |
| Want to read | 5012 | — |
| Reading it now | 1217 | — |
| Written reviews | 270 | — |
| Pages | 536 | 1003 |