Going Public … in Shorts!: Complete Collection

Summary

From haunting ghost storiesto classic fairy tales, Going Public … In Shorts! is a collection of forty classic andlesser-known works by history’s greatest writers.

Among the stories includedare “The Death of a Government Clerk,” Anton Chekhov’s defining vignette; “TheCelebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County,” Mark Twain’s comedic story thatearned him national fame; “The Gift of the Magi,” O. Henry’s masterfulChristmastime tale about love and sacrifice; and “The Story of an Hour,” KateChopin’s enduring feminist work about a frail woman and her dead husband.

Alsoincluded are lesser-known stories such as “Brown Wolf,” a short tale by JackLondon; “The Diamond as Big as the Ritz,” an early thriller-romance by F. ScottFitzgerald; “The Spectre Bridegroom,” a folk tale–style ghost story byWashington Irving; and “The Prophets’ Paradise,” a dreamlike narrative byRobert W. Chambers.

Proceedsfrom sale of this title go to Reach Out and Read, an innovative literacyadvocacy organization.