The Top 10 Short Stories - American 20th Century: The top ten short stories of the 20th century written by American authors.

Written by Mark Twain, Richard Connell, Dorothy Parker and 6 more

Narrated by Eric Meyers, Laurel Lefkow and Liza Ross

Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere.

In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will immediately throw up the questions – Why that story? Why that author?

The theme itself will form the boundaries for our stories which range from well-known classics, newly told, to stories that modern times have overlooked but perfectly exemplify the theme. Throughout the volume our authors whether of instant recognition or new to you are all leviathans of literature.

Some you may disagree with but they will get you thinking; about our choices and about those you would have made. If this volume takes you on a path to discover more of these miniature masterpieces then we have all gained something.

America has come to be the muscle and intellect of a world diminished by war and starved of virtue. True, she has faults and flaws but she has drive, ambition and a seemingly endless reach. Her literary geniuses enthrall and seduce us all with works that are bold, incisive and speak in a uniquely American way.

1 - The Top 10 - The American 20th Century - An Introductionx

2 - Hands by Sherwood Anderson

3 - On The Gulls Road by Willa Cather

4 - The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell

5 - Bernice Bobs Her Hair by F Scott Fitzgerald

6 - A Jury of Her Peers by Susan Glaspell

7 - The Gift of the Magi by O Henry

8 - To Build A Fire by Jack London

9 - The Color Out of Space by H P Lovecraft

10 - Here We Are by Dorothy Parker

11 - Eves Diary by Mark Twain

• Language: English
• Publisher: The Copyright Group
• Release date: Apr 19, 2021
• ISBN: 9781839679155

Mark Twain

Mark Twain, who was born Samuel L. Clemens in Missouri in 1835, wrote some of the most enduring works of literature in the English language, including The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc was his last completed book—and, by his own estimate, his best. Its acquisition by Harper & Brothers allowed Twain to stave off bankruptcy. He died in 1910.