Best of
American

1907

The Last Leaf


O. Henry - 1907
    When Johnsy becomes sick one winter, she makes up her mind to die when the last leaf falls from the ivy plant growing outside her window. Sue would do anything to help her friend get well, but she is a poor artist. As the winter wind blows and the rain falls, there seems no way to stop the last leaf from falling.

The Ransom of Red Chief


O. Henry - 1907
    The Starters series are original stories in a variety of formats: narrative, interactive, and comic strip. They contain glossaries and exercises and are carefully graded in structure and vocabulary. Cassettes are available for some titles.

The Trimmed Lamp and Other Stories of the Four Million


O. Henry - 1907
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Adventures in Contentment


David Grayson - 1907
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Pragmatism and Other Writings


William James - 1907
    Ranging from philosophy and psychology to religion and politics, James composed the most engaging formulation of American pragmatism. 'Pragmatism' grew out of a set of lectures and the full text is included here along with 'The Meaning of Truth', 'Psychology', 'The Will to Believe', and 'Talks to Teachers on Psychology'.

The Negro in the South


Booker T. Washington - 1907
    

The Way of a Man


Emerson Hough - 1907
    Hough's literary career grew out of his taking camping trips and writing about them for publication. His body of work eventually included 27 novels and hundreds of short stories and articles. The Way of a Man begins: I admit I kissed her. Perhaps I should not have done so. Perhaps I would not do so again. Had I known what was to come I could not have done so. Nevertheless I did. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.