Books like The Saturday Evening Post Treasury by Roger butterfield

The Saturday Evening Post Treasury gathers a varied array of short fiction, essays, poems, and reportage that originally appeared in the Saturday Evening Post during the mid‑20th century. The anthology features classics such as Edgar Allan Poe’s “Black Cat,” O. Henry’s “The Ransom of Red Chief,” Jack London’s “A Piece of Steak,” and “The Man Who Could Not Be Cornered” by George Horace Lorimer. Contemporary writers such as William Faulkner, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Stephen Crane, and Irvin Cobb also contribute pieces, ranging from satire and humor to poignant social commentary. In addition to fiction, the Treasury includes essays and poems, such as Benjamin Franklin’s “Reprieve for Jemmy and James,” Norman Reilly Raine’s “Tugboat Annie,” and the verses of Gertrude Stein and Edna St. Vincent Millay. The collection spans genres from horror and satire to historical recollection, offering readers a comprehensive snapshot of American literary taste and cultural concerns of the era.

First publish date: 1954