American Literature

Maupassant: "Regret" is a deeply moving story about a confirmed bachelor who, while caring for his neighbor's children, suddenly realizes all that his solitary life has cost him. FAQs and flashcards, learn more americanliterature.com/author/guy-de-… #storyoftheday #readingcomprehension

A Martian Odyssey (1934) is Stanley Weinbaum's groundbreaking debut that revolutionized how science fiction depicted alien intelligence. Cool FAQs and flashcards! #scifi #storyoftheday #readingcomprehension americanliterature.com/author/stanley…

O. Henry's story involves an old woman baker and an old man who buys two loaves of stale bread every day. It's a study of assumptions and unintended consequences. Go deeper with interactive study guide americanliterature.com/author/o-henry… #storyoftheday

O. Henry's irony shines through in "The Cop and the Anthem" Enjoy the interactive study guide and FAQs! americanliterature.com/author/o-henry… #storyoftheday #readingcomprehension

L. Frank Baum: "Well, he sat by his ice-cool fire and thought about his journey to the earth, and finally he decided the only way he could get there was to slide down a moonbeam." americanliterature.com/author/l-frank… #storyoftheday #maninthemoon

Jack London's "The Story of Keesh" is about a man who "exercised headcraft and not witchcraft, and rose from the meanest IGLOO to be head man of his village." Interactive study guide gives you more americanliterature.com/author/jack-lo… #storyoftheday #readingcomprehension

H.G. Wells: Two Englishmen with little regard for the life of a "chinee" seek a buried treasure, unaware that Karma and Justice seek a treasure of their own. Enjoy the FAQs and flashcards! americanliterature.com/author/hg-well… #storyoftheday #ReadingComprehension

Maupassant's melancholic story about loyalty between friends who share far more than a passion for fishing during wartime. Features interactive Study Guide. americanliterature.com/author/guy-de-… #storyoftheday #ReadingComprehension

Bret Hart's "The Luck of Roaring Camp" is an American West story with FAQs and flashcards americanliterature.com/author/bret-ha… #storyoftheday #ReadingComprehension

Maupassant's "The Hand" is a creepy story, enjoy the FAQs and flashcards to get more out of what you read americanliterature.com/author/guy-de-… #storyoftheday #ReadingComprehension

O. Henry's ironic twist in "The Cactus" features FAQs, flashcards, vocab practice to enjoy the story more americanliterature.com/author/o-henry… #readingcomprehension #storyoftheday

Kate Chopin's lyrical prose poem is a nice choice on the start of daylight savings today (when night comes quickly!) americanliterature.com/author/kate-ch… #storyoftheday #timechange #readingcomprehension

Kate Chopin's lyrical prose poem is a nice choice on the start of daylight savings today (when night comes quickly!) americanliterature.com/author/kate-ch… #storyoftheday #timechange #readingcomprehension

Fitzgerald published “Winter Dreams” in 1922, 3 years before The Great Gatsby. A “proto-Gatsby” — Judy Jones is an early sketch of Daisy Buchanan, and Dexter Green a rehearsal for Jay Gatsby himself. americanliterature.com/author/f-scott… #storyoftheday #fscottfitzgerald #Gatsby

"To Build a Fire" (1908) is Jack London's most celebrated short story — a stark tale of a man's fatal journey through the Yukon at seventy-five degrees below zero. americanliterature.com/author/jack-lo… #storyoftheday #jacklondon #readingcomprehension

"The Velveteen Rabbit" is all about what's "real" -- enjoy in springtime americanliterature.com/author/margery… #storyoftheday #velveteenrabbit

Chekhov takes the overtly vertical and hierarchical structure of Russian society to task, using a policeman's flexible law enforcement to drive his point home. americanliterature.com/.../short-stor… #storyoftheday #chekhov #readingcomprehension

O. Henry: "The man from the West stopped suddenly and released his arm. 'You're not Jimmy Wells,' he snapped." After the story, get FAQs and flash cards to test your comprehension. americanliterature.com/author/o-henry… #storyoftheday #ohenry

Anton Chekhov's "The Bet": "What is the good of that man's losing fifteen years of his life and my throwing away two millions?" FAQs and flashcards to test your knowledge after the story! americanliterature.com/author/anton-c… #storyoftheday #chekhov

In "An Alpine Divorce" by Robert Barr, a seemingly cordial conversation during a mountain excursion in the Alps unfolds into a sharp, ironic tale about marriage, pride, and the unexpected consequences of prideful assumptions. americanliterature.com/author/robert-… #storyoftheday #mysterystory