American Short Stories vs The Elements of the Short Story: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Knights, Hysteria, Heroic Romances, Hermitages, Burial Vaults, Catalepsy
American Short Stories
Pt. 1. The tentative period: Irving, W. Rip Van Winkle. Austin W. Peter Rugg, the missing man. Hall, J. The French village. Pike, A. the inroad of the Nabajo. Pt. 2. The period of the new form: Hawthorne, N. The…
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The Elements of the Short Story
The legend of Sleepy Hollow, by W. Irving Rip Van Winkle, by W. Irving Irving as a story writer The great stone face, by N. Hawthorne Ethan Brand, by N. Hawthorne Hawthorne as a story writer Fall of the House of Usher,…
The verdict
- Very close on paper — pick by the themes that pull you more.
Reception
| American Short Stories | The Elements of the Short Story | |
|---|---|---|
| Editions | 8 | 2 |
| Pages | 333 | 296 |