Selected English short stories (nineteenth century)

--Scott, Sir Walter. The two drovers. Wandering Willie's tale.--Lamb, Charles. The witch aunt.--Irving, Washington. Rip Van Winkle.--Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The snow image. The threefold destiny. Dr. Heidegger's experiment. Howe's masquerade.--Disraeli, Benjamin. Ixion in heaven.--Poe, E. A. The fall of the House of Usher. The pit and the pendulum. Eleonora.--Gaskell, Elizabeth C. The squire's story.--Brown, Dr. John. Rab and his friends.--Dickens, Charles. The seven poor travellers.--Trollope, Anthony. Malachi's cove.--Meredith, George. The punishment of Shahpesh, the Persian, on Khipil, the builder.--White, W. H. Mr. Whittaker's retirement.--Morris, William. The story of the unknown church.--Garnett, Richard. The dumb oracle.--Harte, F. B. Miggles. Tennessee's partner. The Iliad of Sandy Bar. Mliss.--Stevenson, R. L. Markheim. Thrawn Janet. Providence and the guitar.--Gissing, George. Christopherson.--Coleridge, Mary. The king is dead, long live the king.--Crackanthrope, Hubert. Saint-Pé 31