The Portable AMERICAN REALISM READER Edited and with Introductions by JAMES NAGEL * AND TOM QUIRK PENGUIN BOOKS CONTENTS Introduction The Historical Context by Tom Quirk vii The Literary Context by James Nagel xx Suggestions for Further Reading xxxiii Chronology - xxxvii PARTI REGIONALISM AND LOCAL COLOR MARK TWAIN, "Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog" ^ 3 BRET HARTE, "The Luck of Roaring Camp" 8 MARK TWAIN, "The Story of the Old Ram" 17 HARRIET BEECHER STOWE, "The Minister's Housekeeper" 22 GEORGE WASHINGTON CABLE, "Belles Demoiselles Plantation" 32 CONSTANCE FENIMORE WOOLSON, "Rodman-the Keeper" 47 SARAH ORNE JEWETT, "A White Heron" - 71 MARY WILKINS FREEMAN, "A Church Mouse" 80 ROSE TERRY COOKE, "HOW Celia Changed Her Mind" 93 GRACE ELIZABETH KING, "La Grande Demoiselle" 110 KATE CHOPIN, "Athenaise" 116 ALICE DUNBAR-NELSON, "The Goodness of Saint Rocque" 143 PARTH REALISM JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS, "Free Joe and the Rest of the World" 151 SARAH ORNE JEWETT, "Miss Tempy's Watchers" 161 CHARLES W. CHESNUTT," The Sheriff's Children". 170 HAMLIN GARLAND, "The Return of a Private" . 185 AMBROSE BIERCE, "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" 200 MARY WILKINS" .FREEMAN,,/'The Revolt of 'Mother' " 208 . HAROLD; FREDEkic/"Mf:A!unt-SusaW' 222 HENRY^:jAMEsYs'The.R*eal Things vft 233 CHARLOTTE PERKINS GILMAN, "The fellow Wallpaper" 254 KATE d^oPiN,,"Desiree?s Babyby" A* 269 vi Contents MADELENE YALE WYNNE, "The Little Room" <. 274 HENRY JAMES, "The Beast in the Jungle" 285 STEPHEN CRANE, "The Blue Hotel" 322 STEPHEN CRANE, "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky" 346 ABRAHAM CAHAN, "A Providential Match" 356 ALICE DUNBAR-NELSON, "Sister Josepha" _ 374 CHARLES W. CHESNUTT, "The Wife of His Youth" 380 ZITKALA-SA, "The Trial Path" 391 EDITH WHARTON, "The Other Two" 395 WILLA CATHER, "A Wagner Matinee" . 405 WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS, "Editha" 412 MARY AUSTIN, "The Walking Woman" 424 ZONA GALE, "Nobody Rich, Nobody Poor" 431 Sui SIN FAR, '"Mrs. Spring Fragrance" 438 PARTm NATURALISM STEPHEN CRANE, "The Men in the Storm" 451 STEPHEN CRANE, "An Experiment in Misery" 457 STEPHEN CRANE, "The Open Boat" , ' 466 HAMLIN GARLAND, "Under the Lion's Paw" 487 THEODORE DREISER, "Curious Shifts of the Poor" 499 JACK LONDON, "The Law of Life" < 508 FRANK NORRIS, "A Deal in Wheat" 514 PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR, "The Lynching of Jube Benson" 524 JOHN M. OSKISON, "The Problem of Old Harjo" 531 JACK LONDON, "TO Build a Fire" 537 THEODORE DREISER, "The Second Choice" 551 Biographical Notes • 569 Notes on the Texts 589 STAATS.U.UI IV.- BIBLIOTZI^K GOTTINGEN.