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30 Great American Short Stories

Here is a list of 30 great american short stories to read. If you want to read any of them go to the source or the link below. On the site it only says 20 stories but I added the other short story stories paired in the descriptions and they listed three short stories by the same author as only one.
https://americanliterature.com/twenty-great-american-short-stories
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The Gift of the Magi
The Gift of the Magi
2
The Little Match Girl
The Little Match Girl
3
To Build a Fire by Jack London
To Build a Fire by Jack London
4
An Occurance at Owl Creek Bridge
An Occurance at Owl Creek Bridge
5
A Dark Brown Dog (Stephen Crane)
A Dark Brown Dog (Stephen Crane)
6
The Monkey's Paw
The Monkey's Paw
7
The Cask of Amontillado
The Cask of Amontillado
8
Eve's Diary (Mark Twain)
Eve's Diary (Mark Twain)
9
The Story of an Hour (Kate Chopin)
The Story of an Hour (Kate Chopin)
10
The Luck of Roaring Camp (Bret Harte)
The Luck of Roaring Camp (Bret Harte)
11
Regret (Kate Chopin)
Regret (Kate Chopin)
12
"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" by Mark Twain
"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" by Mark Twain
13
The Skylight Room (O. Henry)
The Skylight Room (O. Henry)
14
A Horseman in the Sky (Ambrose Bierce)
A Horseman in the Sky (Ambrose Bierce)
15
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Washington Irving)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Washington Irving)
16
Rip Van Winkle
Rip Van Winkle
17
My Kinsman, Major Molineu (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
My Kinsman, Major Molineu (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
18
"Young Goodman Brown" (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
"Young Goodman Brown" (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
19
"The Minister's Black Veil" (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
"The Minister's Black Veil" (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
20
The Cactus (O. Henry)
The Cactus (O. Henry)
21
The Tell Tale Heart
The Tell Tale Heart
22
Scarlet Stockings (Louisa May Alcot)
Scarlet Stockings (Louisa May Alcot)
23
An Angel in Disguise (T.S. Arthur)
An Angel in Disguise (T.S. Arthur)
24
Bartleby, the Scrivener
Bartleby, the Scrivener
25
A Jury of Her Peers: Celebrating American Women From Anne Bradstreet to Annie Proulx (Elaine Showalter)
A Jury of Her Peers: Celebrating American Women From Anne Bradstreet to Annie Proulx (Elaine Showalter)
26
The Purloined Letter
The Purloined Letter
27
On the Gull's Road (Willa Cather)
On the Gull's Road (Willa Cather)
28
The Lottery (Shirley Jackson)
The Lottery (Shirley Jackson)
29
"Thank You, Ma'am" by Langston Hughes
"Thank You, Ma'am" by Langston Hughes
30
The Split Cherry Tree (Jesse Stuart)
The Split Cherry Tree (Jesse Stuart)
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