Introduction.--pt. 1. The tentative period: Irving, W. Rip Van Winkle. Austin, W. Peter Rugg, the missing man. Hall, J. The French Village. Pike, A. The inroad of the Nabajo.--pt. 2. The period of the new form: Hawthorne, N. The white old maid. Longfellow, H.W. The notary of Peʹrigueux. Poe, E.A. The fall of the house of Usher. Willis, N.P. The inlet of peach blossoms. Kirkland, C.M.S. The bee-tree. O'Brien, F.-J. What was it? A mystery. Harte, F.B. The outcasts of Poker Flat. Webster, A.F. Miss Eunice's glove. Taylor, B. Who was she? Bunner, H.C, The loveletters of Smith. Frederic, H. The eve of the FourthIntroduction.--pt. 1. The tentative period: Irving, W. Rip Van Winkle. Austin, W. Peter Rugg, the missing man. Hall, J. The French Village. Pike, A. The inroad of the Nabajo.--pt. 2. The period of the new form: Hawthorne, N. The white old maid. Longfellow, H.W. The notary of Peʹrigueux. Poe, E.A. The fall of the house of Usher. Willis, N.P. The inlet of peach blossoms. Kirkland, C.M.S. The bee-tree. O'Brien, F.-J. What was it? A mystery. Harte, F.B. The outcasts of Poker Flat. Webster, A.F. Miss Eunice's glove. Taylor, B. Who was she? Bunner, H.C, The loveletters of Smith. Frederic, H. The eve of the Fourth  short stories