First published 1970
From the golden age of the Saturday Evening Post comes a treasury of classic short stories that transport readers to a bygone era. Discover Edgar Allan Poe's chilling "Black Cat," O. Henry's uproarious "The Ransom of Red Chief," and the wit of Benjamin Franklin. This eclectic collection captures the full range of the magazine's literary legacy, where war-torn soldiers, scheming Tsars, and barter-driven townsfolk collide in tales that entertain, provoke, and inspire.
Genres: short-stories, anthologies, american-fiction, 20th-century
Vibes: atmospheric, entertaining, thought-provoking
Tropes: anthology, historical-setting
Setting: United States
Period: 20th Century
564 pages · Hardcover · Simon & Schuster