Smarr Publishers English for Classical Studies Introduction to the Short Story Edited by Robert W. Watson The following works are in the public domain and are not under any copyright. For information, please write Smarr Publishers, 4917 High Falls Road, Jackson, Georgia 30233 or call (478) 994-8981. “The Lady or the Tiger” by Frank R. Stockton ........................................................ 1 “Rip Van Winkle” by Washington Irving ................................................................. 5 “Hop-Frog” by Edgar Allan Poe ............................................................................... 15 “The Fight” by Augustus Baldwin Longstreet.......................................................... 21 “To Build a Fire” by Jack London ............................................................................ 28 “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry ......................................................................... 37 “The Carriage-Lamps” by Stephen Crane ................................................................ 41 “God Sees the Truth, But Waits” by Leo Tolstoy..................................................... 48 “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” by Washington Irving........................................... 53