Essential Short Stories by Women of the Harlem Renaissance: Volumes 1 & 2

Essential Short Stories by Women of the Harlem Renaissance presents the best short stories by distinguished women writers–from those who have earned more widespread attention to those who haven’t yet but are just as deserving. This informed and comprehensive collection is a combination of the stories by women most admired during the Harlem Renaissance and those most studied since then. * Includes a list of all the short stories by women recognized in national Harlem Renaissance literary contests. * The acknowledgment and admiration of fiction by women of the Harlem Renaissance is growing rapidly. Their stories encompass unique premises and perceptions and, taken as a whole, they balance the historically male-dominated perspectives in Harlem Renaissance literature. Their captivating narratives reveal insights and perspectives unique to the women who experienced the Harlem Renaissance. Through their presence, perseverance, and talent, these women played a crucial role in the historical progress of Black women’s literature. “Sanctuary” by Nella Larsen “Mary Elizabeth” by Jessie Redmon Fauset “Wedding Day” by Gwendolyn Bennett “Hope Deferred” by Alice Dunbar-Nelson “Spunk” by Zora Neale Hurston “The Typewriter” by Dorothy West “Drab Rambles” by Marita O. Bonner “Three Dogs and a Rabbit” by Anita Scott Coleman “To a Wild Rose” by Ottie B. Graham “Days” by Brenda Ray Moryck “There Never Fell a Night So Dark” by Marie Loise French “Mademoiselle ‘Tasie” by Eloise Bibb Thompson “Bethesda of Sinners Run” by Maude Irwin Owens “The Foolish and the Wise” by Leila Amos Pendleton “Mammy” by Adeline F. Ries “Lai-li” by Mae V. Cowdery “Door-stops” by May Miller “Goldie” by Angelina Weld Grimke “He Must Think It Out” by Florida Ruffin Ridley “Subversion” by Edythe Mae Gordon