短篇小说是19世纪美国文学中一种比较发达的形式。通过19世纪美国的许多短篇小说,我们可以大略窥见当时美国社会生活各方面的面貌。这里面,值得一读的,有反映19世纪末期美国农村生活的汉姆林·加兰的短篇。 Short stories are a relatively developed form of American literature in the 19th century. Through many short stories in the nineteenth century in the United States, we can give a glimpse of the face of all aspects of American social life at the time. It is worth reading that there is a short version of Hamlin Garland, which reflects the American rural life in the late 19th century.