George Lakon: 33 books

“An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge” is Ambrose Bierce’s story of a Confederate sympathizer about to be hanged at Owl Creek Bridge. -The language of over one hundred years ago has been modernized. -End notes, interpretation, and discussion of themes follow the text. -Biographical...

“The Devil” is Guy de Maupassant’s well-known short story that reveals the devil’s insidious presence in everyday life—in this case, in the death of a farmer’s mother. -The language of over one hundred years ago has been modernized. -End notes, interpretation, and discussion...

“The Gift of the Magi” is the O. Henry classic Christmas story that has touched generations. -The language of a hundred years ago has been updated making the story easily understood by today’s readers. -End notes, interpretation, and discussion of major themes follow the text....

"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" is the Mark Twain short story that made America's premier humorist famous. -Twain’s language of one hundred and fifty years ago has been extensively modernized. -A short Introduction and Commentary are included. -Every...

“The System of Dr. Tarr and Prof. Fether” is an Edgar Allan Poe short story that expertly blends Poe’s dark perspective with the comic. -The language of over 170 years ago has been updated making Poe’s difficult text easily understood by today’s readers. -Every effort has...

“The Angel of the Odd” is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe written as a parody of extravagant and hard to believe hoaxes and their gullible readers. -The language of over 170 years ago has been updated making Poe’s difficult language easily understood by today’s readers. -Every...

“The Angel of the Odd” is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe written as a parody of extravagant and hard to believe hoaxes and their gullible readers. -The language of over 170 years ago has been updated making Poe’s difficult language easily understood by today’s readers. -Every...

“The Purloined Letter” (The Stolen Letter) is one of several detective short stories by Edgar Allan Poe that introduced the detective story to America. -The language of 170 years ago has been updated making Poe’s difficult language easily understood by today’s readers. -Every...

“The Best of Edgar Allan Poe” are eleven of Poe’s most memorable creations including the short stories that introduced the detective and Gothic genres to the United States. -The stories are the originals--only word order and difficult vocabulary have been updated making the language...

“The Murders in the Rue Morgue” is the Edgar Allan Poe short story often thought of as the first detective story; it continues to fascinate readers. -The language of 170 years ago has been updated making the story easily understood by today’s readers. -Every effort has been made...

“The Open Window” is the Saki (H. H. Munro) classic short story that continues to fascinate readers with its mischief. -The language of over 100 years ago has been updated making the text easily understood by today’s readers. -Every effort has been made to keep the story as close...

“The Story-Teller” is one of Saki’s (H. H. Munro) best known short stories because it turns children’s storytelling upside down. -The language of over 100 years ago has been updated making the text easily understood by today’s readers. -Every effort has been made to keep...

“The Lady or The Tiger?” (1882) is a short story by Frank Stockton that still fascinates today’s readers with the question of its title. -The language of over 100 years ago has been updated making the text easily understood by today’s readers. -Every effort has been made to...

 “The Enemy of All the World” (1914) is a Jack London short story that follows the career of a master criminal who is the product of a society that assumes little responsibility for its actions. - The language of almost one hundred years ago has been extensively modernized. -...