The Interlopers 1
The Garden Party 9
Amy Foster 27
Editha 56
The Horse Dealer's Daughter 71
The Gardener 90
Roman Fever 103
The Bridal Party 119
The Egg 139
The Mark on the Wall 151
Araby 161
The Country of the Blind 169
A Wagner Matinee 194
The Hack Driver 204
Big Two-Hearted River 213
Dry September 232
A Good Man Is Hard to Find 246
The Lottery 264
The Chrysanthemums 275
The Enormous Radio 288
Supplementary Reading 301
Excerpt from Rabbit,Run 301
Excerpt from The Old Man and the Sea 305
Excerpt from The Sound and the Fury 308
Appendix 312
References 324