Rip Van Winkle / Washington Irving -- The ambitious guest ; The minister's black veil ; Ethan Brand ; Endicott and the Red Cross / Nathaniel Hawthorne -- The cask of Amontillado ; Ligeia ; The purloined letter / Edgar Allan Poe -- The celebrated jumping frog of Calaveras County / Mark Twain -- The luck of roaring camp ; The outcasts of Poker Flat ; Tennessee's partner / Bret Harte -- The coup de grace ; The boarded window / Ambrose Bierce -- Themarriages / Henry James -- The gift of the magi ; The furnished room / O. Henry.