The Haves and Have Nots

Author Various
Mass Market Paperback
$10.95 US
4.17"W x 6.79"H x 1.18"D  
On sale Oct 01, 1999 | 528 Pages | 9780451527448
Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
Collected for the first time in one volume.How does money--or the lack of it--affect our lives? What happens when the rich meet the poor, when status comes with a price tag, when personal desires do battle with financial concerns? This unique anthology offers a mosaic of answers, with stories by: * Francine Prose * F. Scott Fitzgerald * Jack London * Kate Chopin * Ethan Canin * Gloria Naylor * Sandra Cisneros * O. Henry * Theodore Dreiser * Stephen Crane * Kate Braverman * James T. Farrell * Charlotte Perkins Gilman * and many others.
Introduction by Barbara Solomon
Hope Deferred
Alice Dunbar-NelsonWinter Dreams
F. Scott FitzgeraldA Jazz-Age Clerk
James T. FarrellThree Sketches from The House on Mango Street
Sandra CisnerosThe Untold Lie
Sherwood AndersonWhere We Are Now
Ethan CaninThe Sorrows of Gin
John CheeverPeace of Mind
T. Coraghessan BoyleWhy I Am a Danger to the Public
Barbara KingsolverThe Free Vacation House
Anzia YezierskaJack in the Pot
Dorothy WestMiss Esther's Guest
Sarah Orne JewettThe Gift of the Magi
O. HenryElephant
Raymond CarverLife in the Iron Mills
Rebecca Harding DavisMaggie: A Girl of the Streets
Stephen CraneThe Apostate
Jack LondonUnder the Lion's Paw
Hamlin GarlandA Deal in Wheat
Frank NorrisLouisa
Mary Wilkins FreedmanThe Second Choice
THeodore DreiserEveryone Had a Lobster
Francine ProseMrs. Beazley's Deeds
Charlotte Perkins GilmanBlue Island
J. F. PowersOver the Hill
Kate BravermanA Pair of Silk Stockings
Kate ChopinHe
Katherine Anne PorterI Stand Here Ironing
Tillie OlsenEveryday Use
Alice WalkerKiswana Browne
Gloria Naylor

About

Collected for the first time in one volume.How does money--or the lack of it--affect our lives? What happens when the rich meet the poor, when status comes with a price tag, when personal desires do battle with financial concerns? This unique anthology offers a mosaic of answers, with stories by: * Francine Prose * F. Scott Fitzgerald * Jack London * Kate Chopin * Ethan Canin * Gloria Naylor * Sandra Cisneros * O. Henry * Theodore Dreiser * Stephen Crane * Kate Braverman * James T. Farrell * Charlotte Perkins Gilman * and many others.

Author

Table of Contents

Introduction by Barbara Solomon
Hope Deferred
Alice Dunbar-NelsonWinter Dreams
F. Scott FitzgeraldA Jazz-Age Clerk
James T. FarrellThree Sketches from The House on Mango Street
Sandra CisnerosThe Untold Lie
Sherwood AndersonWhere We Are Now
Ethan CaninThe Sorrows of Gin
John CheeverPeace of Mind
T. Coraghessan BoyleWhy I Am a Danger to the Public
Barbara KingsolverThe Free Vacation House
Anzia YezierskaJack in the Pot
Dorothy WestMiss Esther's Guest
Sarah Orne JewettThe Gift of the Magi
O. HenryElephant
Raymond CarverLife in the Iron Mills
Rebecca Harding DavisMaggie: A Girl of the Streets
Stephen CraneThe Apostate
Jack LondonUnder the Lion's Paw
Hamlin GarlandA Deal in Wheat
Frank NorrisLouisa
Mary Wilkins FreedmanThe Second Choice
THeodore DreiserEveryone Had a Lobster
Francine ProseMrs. Beazley's Deeds
Charlotte Perkins GilmanBlue Island
J. F. PowersOver the Hill
Kate BravermanA Pair of Silk Stockings
Kate ChopinHe
Katherine Anne PorterI Stand Here Ironing
Tillie OlsenEveryday Use
Alice WalkerKiswana Browne
Gloria Naylor

Celebrate 100 years of James Baldwin

We’re celebrating the centennial of James Baldwin’s birth by sharing a collection of his work. Explore titles and learn more about the literary legend and civil rights champion.   James Baldwin (1924–1987) was a novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and social critic. His first novel, Go Tell It on the Mountain, appeared in 1953 to excellent reviews, and his

Read more

The New York Times’s 100 Best Books of the 21st Century

The New York Times recently published their list “100 Best Books of the 21st Century.” We are pleased to announce that there are 49 titles published from Penguin Random House and its distribution clients included in this list. Browse our collection of Penguin Random House titles here. Browse the full list from The New York

Read more

2024 Middle and High School Collections

The Penguin Random House Education Middle School and High School Digital Collections feature outstanding fiction and nonfiction from the children’s, adult, DK, and Grupo Editorial divisions, as well as publishers distributed by Penguin Random House. Peruse online or download these valuable resources to discover great books in specific topic areas such as: English Language Arts,

Read more

PRH Education High School Collections

All reading communities should contain protected time for the sake of reading. Independent reading practices emphasize the process of making meaning through reading, not an end product. The school culture (teachers, administration, etc.) should affirm this daily practice time as inherently important instructional time for all readers. (NCTE, 2019)   The Penguin Random House High

Read more

PRH Education Translanguaging Collections

Translanguaging is a communicative practice of bilinguals and multilinguals, that is, it is a practice whereby bilinguals and multilinguals use their entire linguistic repertoire to communicate and make meaning (García, 2009; García, Ibarra Johnson, & Seltzer, 2017)   It is through that lens that we have partnered with teacher educators and bilingual education experts, Drs.

Read more

PRH Education Classroom Libraries

“Books are a students’ passport to entering and actively participating in a global society with the empathy, compassion, and knowledge it takes to become the problem solvers the world needs.” –Laura Robb   Research shows that reading and literacy directly impacts students’ academic success and personal growth. To help promote the importance of daily independent

Read more