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Site SearchSpring Book Discussion Series ~ 2007
American Fiction Shorts
with
Professor Lee Schlesinger of Purchase College
Back by popular demand!
Join us as we explore these classic selections
from the intriguing anthology
Great American Short Stories from Hawthorne to Hemingway
(Barnes & Noble, c2004, bargain paperback $6.95)
Wednesdays at 2:30 - 4:30 pm, repeated at 7:00 - 9:00 pm
March 21
“The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” by Mark
Twain
“An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” by Ambrose Bierce
“The Passing Grandison” by Charles W. Chestnutt
April 11
“The Beast in the Jungle” by Henry James
April 25
“The Open Boat” by Stephen Crane
“Paul’s Case” by Willa Cather
May 9
“The End of Something” by Ernest Hemingway
“Was” by William Faulkner (not included in series anthology –
will be copied and distributed at first 3 sessions)
Limited copies of the anthology are available for loan at the
Reference Desk, with a copy kept on reserve
for reading in the Library. You may also purchase the book at the City Center
Barnes & Noble in downtown
White Plains (230 Main St. ~ 397-2420) with a 20% discount for book group
participants.
Please register for day or evening sessions at the Reference
Desk or by contacting
Program Librarian Barbara Wenglin: bwenglin@whiteplainslibrary.org (422-1486)
