GREAT AMERICAN STORIES 1 WV} ESL/EFL Reader C.G. DraperSecond Edition GREAT AMERICAN STORIES 1 An ESL/EFL Reader beginning-intermediate to intermediate levels C.G. DraperCONTENTS To the Reader iv Tothe Teacher v THE GIFT OF THE MAGI O.. Henry Before You Read the Story... 2 Exercises 9 LOVE OF LIFE = Jack London Before You Read the Story... 14 Exercises 23 THE STORY OF AN HOUR Kate Chopin Before You Read the Story... 28 Exercises 35 THE TELL-TALE HEART = Edgar Allan Poe Before You Read the Story... 40 Exercises 48 ACUB-PILOT'S EDUCATION = Mark Twain Before You Read the Story... 54 Exercises 66 THE LADY, OR THE TIGER? Frank Stockton Before You Read the Story... 72 Exercises 80 AN OCCURRENCE AT OWL CREEK BRIDGE Ambrose Bierce Before You Read the Story... 86 Exercises 95 A WHITE HERON _ Sarah Orne Jewett Before You Read the Story... 102 Exercises 110 tii 14 28 40 72 86 102