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The 300 Best American Short Stories - Page 5

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The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg (Mark Twain)
The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg
161
Mark Twain
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (Dorothy M. Johnson)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
162
Dorothy M. Johnson
The Man Who Was Almost a Man (Richard Wright)
The Man Who Was Almost a Man
163
Richard Wright
The Man Without a Country (Edward Everett Hale)
The Man Without a Country
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Edward Everett Hale
Maria Concepcion (Katherine Anne Porter)
Maria Concepcion
165
Katherine Anne Porter
The Mask of the Red Death (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Mask of the Red Death
166
Edgar Allan Poe
The Minister's Black Veil (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Minister's Black Veil
167
Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Minority Report (Philip K. Dick)
The Minority Report
168
Philip K. Dick
Miriam (Truman Capote)
Miriam
169
Truman Capote
The Misfits (Arthur Miller)
The Misfits
170
Arthur Miller
A Moonlit Road (Ambrose Bierce)
A Moonlit Road
171
Ambrose Bierce
The Most Dangerous Game (Richard Connell)
The Most Dangerous Game
172
Richard Connell
The Murder (John Steinbeck)
The Murder
173
John Steinbeck
The Murders in the Rue Morgue (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
174
Edgar Allan Poe
The Music School (John Updike)
The Music School
175
John Updike
My Father's Tears (John Updike)
My Father's Tears
176
John Updike
My Side of the Matter (Truman Capote)
My Side of the Matter
177
Truman Capote
Nevada Gas (Raymond Chandler)
Nevada Gas
178
Raymond Chandler
Nightfall (Isaac Asimov)
Nightfall
179
Isaac Asimov
Night Meeting (Ray Bradbury)
Night Meeting
180
Ray Bradbury
Nineteen Fifty-Five (Alice Walker)
Nineteen Fifty-Five
181
Alice Walker
The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas
182
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Open Boat (Stephen Crane)
The Open Boat
183
Stephen Crane
The Other Woman (Sherwood Anderson)
The Other Woman
184
Sherwood Anderson
The Outcasts of Poker Flats (Bret Harte)
The Outcasts of Poker Flats
185
Bret Harte
The Outsider (H. P. Lovecraft)
The Outsider
186
H. P. Lovecraft
A Pair of Silk Stockings (Kate Chopin)
A Pair of Silk Stockings
187
Kate Chopin
Pale Horse, Pale Rider (Katherine Anne Porter)
Pale Horse, Pale Rider
188
Katherine Anne Porter
The Paperhanger (William Gay)
The Paperhanger
189
William Gay
Parker Adderson, Philosopher (Ambrose Bierce)
Parker Adderson, Philosopher
190
Ambrose Bierce
Passengers (Robert Silverberg)
Passengers
191
Robert Silverberg
Paul's Case (Willa Cather)
Paul's Case
192
Willa Cather
The Peach Stone (Paul Horgan)
The Peach Stone
193
Paul Horgan
A Perfect Day for Bananafish (J. D. Salinger)
A Perfect Day for Bananafish
194
J. D. Salinger
Peter Rugg: The Missing Man (Jonathan Dunwell)
Peter Rugg: The Missing Man
195
Jonathan Dunwell
Pet Milk (Stuart Dybek)
Pet Milk
196
Stuart Dybek
A Piece of Steak (Jack London)
A Piece of Steak
197
Jack London
Pigeon Feathers (John Updike)
Pigeon Feathers
198
John Updike
The Pit and the Pendulum (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Pit and the Pendulum
199
Edgar Allan Poe
A Poetics for Bullies (Stanley Elkins)
A Poetics for Bullies
200
Stanley Elkins
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