My assignment is to find two stories from the 19th century.

Question

But the stories have to be written by 2 diferent authors. I was thinking of something dark or horror, but not poe.

Answer 1

Many sites to help you choose:

http://www.google.com/search?q=american+literature+19th+century&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7SUNA