The Advance of the American Short Story

achievement admirable Aldrich Ambrose Bierce American literature American short story American writers appeared artist background Best Short Stories Bret Harte CHAPTER characters chronicle civilization collection color conceal conflict contemporaries critics drama dream Edgar Allan Poe Edward effect emotions England essay fact faith feel fiction Fitz-James O'Brien forgotten frequently Hamlin Garland Hawthorne Hawthorne's Henry James heresy Herman Melville human humor Ibid influence Irving Jack London Kipling later less literary living London Mark Twain Mary Melville ment mind never novel novelist O'Brien passion period picture pioneer Poe's prose psychological published Puritan qualities quiet reader realized regionalist romantic escape Rose Terry Cooke Sarah Orne Jewett sense sentiment Sherwood Anderson short story writer significant social soul spiritual story-teller strange style subtle subtlety surprise ending tale tion to-day Van Wyck Brooks volume Wilkins Freeman women words written