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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 (O. Henry)
The Gift of the Magi
O. Henry
2
The Little Match Girl (Hans Christian Andersen)
The Little Match Girl
Hans Christian Andersen
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 (Herman Melville)
Bartleby, the Scrivener
Herman Melville
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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