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The 300 Best American Short Stories - Page 6

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Powerhouse (Eudora Welty)
Powerhouse
201
Eudora Welty
The Private History of a Campaign That Failed (Mark Twain)
The Private History of a Campaign That Failed
202
Mark Twain
The Purloined Letter (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Purloined Letter
203
Edgar Allan Poe
The Ransom of Red Chief (O. Henry)
The Ransom of Red Chief
204
O. Henry
Rappaccini's Daughter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
Rappaccini's Daughter
205
Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Rats in the Wall (H. P. Lovecraft)
The Rats in the Wall
206
H. P. Lovecraft
Raymond's Run (Toni Cade Bambara)
Raymond's Run
207
Toni Cade Bambara
The Real Thing (Henry James)
The Real Thing
208
Henry James
Recitatif (Toni Morrison)
Recitatif
209
Toni Morrison
Redemption (John Gardner)
Redemption
210
John Gardner
Red-Headed Baby (Langston Hughes)
Red-Headed Baby
211
Langston Hughes
Regret (Kate Chopin)
Regret
212
Kate Chopin
"Repent Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman (Harlan Ellison)
"Repent Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman
213
Harlan Ellison
Report on the Barnhouse Effect (Kurt Vonnegut)
Report on the Barnhouse Effect
214
Kurt Vonnegut
The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin (Tennessee Williams)
The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin
215
Tennessee Williams
The Rich Boy (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Rich Boy
216
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Rip Van Winkle (Washington Irving)
Rip Van Winkle
217
Washington Irving
The River (Flannery O'Connor)
The River
218
Flannery O'Connor
Rock Springs (Richard Ford)
Rock Springs
219
Richard Ford
The Romance of Certain Old Clothes (Henry James)
The Romance of Certain Old Clothes
220
Henry James
Roman Fever (Edith Wharton)
Roman Fever
221
Edith Wharton
Rope (Katherine Anne Porter)
Rope
222
Katherine Anne Porter
A Rose for Emily (William Faulkner)
A Rose for Emily
223
William Faulkner
Roselily (Alice Walker)
Roselily
224
Alice Walker
Safari (Jennifer Egan)
Safari
225
Jennifer Egan
Say Yes (Tobias Wolff)
Say Yes
226
Tobias Wolff
The School (Donald Barthelme)
The School
227
Donald Barthelme
Schrodinger's Cat (Ursula K. Le Guin)
Schrodinger's Cat
228
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Second Tree From the Corner (E . B. White)
The Second Tree From the Corner
229
E . B. White
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (James Thurber)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
230
James Thurber
Separating (John Updike)
Separating
231
John Updike
The Shawl (Cynthia Ozick)
The Shawl
232
Cynthia Ozick
Shiloh (Bobbie Ann Mason)
Shiloh
233
Bobbie Ann Mason
Shoeless Joe Jackson Comes to Iowa (W. P. Kinsella)
Shoeless Joe Jackson Comes to Iowa
234
W. P. Kinsella
The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber (Ernest Hemingway)
The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber
235
Ernest Hemingway
Silent Snow, Secret Snow (Conrad Aiken)
Silent Snow, Secret Snow
236
Conrad Aiken
Silver Water (Amy Bloom)
Silver Water
237
Amy Bloom
A Small, Good Thing (Raymond Carver)
A Small, Good Thing
238
Raymond Carver
The Snake (John Steinbeck)
The Snake
239
John Steinbeck
Snow (Ann Beattie)
Snow
240
Ann Beattie
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