The gift of the Magi / by O. Henry -- The lost Phoebe / by Theodore Dreiser -- The baby party / by F. Scott Fitzgerald -- You were perfectly fine / by Dorothy Parker -- The romantic / by Patricia Highsmith -- Full circle / by Edith Wharton
"This collection brings together six stories which explore the development of the American short story over the past century - from a fierce critique of modern suburban family life to isolation and lost love in the deep mid-west."--Cover
