Contents vii
A man said to the universe 615
A man adrift on a slim spar 615
The Red Badge of Courage 616
The Open Boat 698
FRANK NORRIS (1870-1902) 715
A Deal in Wheat 716
JACK LONDON (1876-1916) 724
The Law of Life 725
EDITH WHARTON (1862-1937) 730
The Other Two 732
Roman Fever 746
THEODORE DREISER (1871-1945) 755
Free 756
HENRY ADAMS (1838-1918) 778
FROM The Education of Henry Adams 779
The Literature of the Twentieth Century (1900 to 1945) 821
W. E. B. DU BOIS (1868-1963) 832
The Souls of Black Folk 834
EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON (1869-1935) 952
Luke Havergal 953
Zola 954
Richard Cory 954
Cliff Klingenhagen 954
Miniver Cheevy 955
How Annandale Went Out 956
Eros Turannos 956
Mr. Flood's Party 958