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Great American Short Stories features some of the most popular stories by distinguished American writers. Summary of the Book Great American Short Stories is an extraordinary selection of 19 of the finest works by celebrated writers in the American short-story tradition. Some of the stories included in the book are The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe, Bartleby by Herman Melville, The Luck of Roaring Camp by Bret Harte, and To Build a Fire, among others. About Dover Publications Inc. Dover Publications is an American book publisher founded in 1941 by Hayward Cirker and his wife, Blanche. It is best known for republishing classic works of literature, classical sheet music and of public-domain images from the 18th and 19th centuries. It also publishes an extensive range of math, science and engineering books.