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The Gift of the Magi
By O. Henry: Two lovers give each other their most valued treasures 

The Law of Life
By Jack London: An old Indian chief faces death

Feathertop
By Nathaniel Hawthorne: He was too good to be a scarecrow, and too good to be a man

Benito Cereno, Part One
Benito Cereno, Part Two
Benito Cereno, Part Three
By Herman Melville: Trouble at sea on a Spanish slave ship

Paul Bunyan
A traditional American story about a tree cutter with strength, speed and skill

John Henry
A traditional American story about the strongest man who ever lived

A Municipal Report
By O. Henry: Is Nashville, Tennessee really a "quiet little town?"

A Horseman in the Sky
By Ambrose Bierce: A Union soldier in the Civil War faces a difficult decision involving his father, a Confederate 

Paul's Case, Part One
Paul's Case, Part Two
By Willa Cather: One boy's love for the theater takes him to new places

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
By Ambrose Bierce: Can a Confederate supporter in the Civil War survive his execution?

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
By Washington Irving: A quiet valley in New York State has a secret that may or may not be true

The Devil and Tom Walker
By Washington Irving: How far will one man go for money?

The Diamond Lens, Part One
The Diamond Lens, Part Two
By Fitz-James O'Brien: Can the perfect microscope be created with a diamond lens?

The Cask of Amontillado
By Edgar Allan Poe: If only the walls could talk at this Italian home

The White Heron
By Sarah Orne Jewett: A little girl's secret remains a secret

Rappaccini's Daughter, Part One
Rappaccini's Daughter, Part Two
By Nathaniel Hawthorne: An Italian student falls in love with the daughter of a mad scientist

The Line of Least Resistance
By Edith Wharton: How will Mister Mindon deal with his cheating wife?

Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County
By Mark Twain: A frog worth betting on

The Return of a Private
By Hamlin Garland: A soldier returns to his family after three years of fighting in the Civil War

Luck
By Mark Twain: We should all be so lucky as this celebrated English military man

The God of His Fathers
By Jack London: Settlers in Alaska pay a heavy price for their belief in the "white man's God"

The Story of an Eyewitness
By Jack London: London's reports about the 1906 earthquake in San Francisco, California

Keesh
By Jack London: Can a young boy outsmart the older hunters in his tribe?

To Build a Fire
By Jack London: In Alaska, the difference between life and death can be one small fire

The Ambitious Guest
By Nathaniel Hawthorne: A young traveler with big plans finds a place to rest

The Californian's Tale
By Mark Twain: A man's love for his wife will never die

Bartleby
By Herman Melville: A worker does not want to work

A Princess of Mars
By Edgar Rice Burroughs: Our own four-part production of a science fiction story