Cassill, R.V.
The
Norton
Anthology
of
Short
Fiction
. New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 1978.
This is a basic text that could be used within the classroom library. Most stories can be used within the classes of a middle school. Contains, D. H. Lawrence’s “Rocking Horse Winner,” and many other masterpieces.
Hawthorne’s Short
Stories
. Newton Arvin, ed., New York: Vintage Books, 1946.
This book contains many of Hawthorne’s best short stories. It could be used in conjunction with the social studies curriculum on Connecticut and life in early New England.
Six
Great Modern
Short
Stories
. New York: Dell Publishing Co., 1966.
Contains stories written by Faulkner, Joyce, Melville, Gogol, Porter, and Wescott. All are different, yet each are considered masterpieces.
Poe, Edgar Allan.
Ten
Great
Mysteries
by
Edgar Allan Poe
. Groff Conklin, ed., New York: Scholastic Book Services, 1960.
Available through the Scholastic Book Service, this text seems to be the most reasonable and accessible. It contains
Tell
-
Tale
Heart
, and
The
Black
Cat
. Great book.