*A singular collection by the finest American writers of the 20th century. The 12 selections in Volume 1 include superb short works by Annie Dillard, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Mark Twain, Robert Frost, Mary McCarthy, Zora Neale Hurston, RichardRodriguez, and more. "Outstanding, galvanic collection... [They] speak just as eloquently today as they did when they were first published."—Entertainment Weekly