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Title: Excellent Survey, from American Romantics to Realism
Review: An excellent collection of stories from American Romantic authors, like Irving and Hawthorne, to the Realists James and Wharton. Some traditional chestnuts in here, but also some wonderful surprises, such as: Rebecca Harding Davis' "Life in the Iron Mills", which had been lost and was only rediscovered in the '80's; Kate Chopin's eerie tale, "The Storm"; and Henry James's infrequently anthologized story, "The Real Thing." Many women's voices are present here, and a few early Western cowboy stories. Also, this is one of the less costly anthologies. I am afraid this may soon go out of print, however, which would be a real shame.
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