Download or read book Specimens of the Short Story written by George Henry Nettleton and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This collection of short stories has two purposes : first, to give to the general reader interesting specimens of the best narration; second, within small compass, to supply the teacher or student of English composition with varied and profitable material for study of the art of narrative writing."--Pref. Includes brief introductory biographies of the authors.