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Literature resource center
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| Note |
"ISSN 1092-7735." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Art work - A. S. Byatt -- The black cat - Edgar Allan Poe -- The circular ruins - Jorge Luis Borges -- The goophered grapevine - Charles Waddell Chesnutt -- Gusev - Anton Chekhov -- Johnny Mnemonic - William Gibson -- Life in the iron mills - Rebecca Harding Davis -- A mild attack of locusts - Doris Lessing -- Moon Lake - Eudora Welty -- Old woman Magoun - Mary E. Wilkins Freeman -- Soldier's home - Ernest Hemingway -- The storm - Kate Chopin. |
| Access |
Access limited to licensed institutions. |
| Summary |
Presents vital information on the most-studied short stories at the high school and early-college levels. Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism. |
| Original Version |
Original: xix, 341 p. : ill., photos. ; 29 cm. |
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Byatt, A. S. (Antonia Susan), 1936- Art work.
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Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849. Black cat.
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Borges, Jorge Luis, 1899-1986. Ruinas circulares.
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Chesnutt, Charles W. (Charles Waddell), 1858-1932. Goophered grapevine.
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Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904. Gusev.
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Gibson, William, 1948- Johnny Mnemonic.
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Davis, Rebecca Harding, 1831-1910. Life in the iron mills.
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Lessing, Doris May, 1919- Mild attack of locusts.
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Welty, Eudora, 1909-2001. Moon Lake.
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Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins, 1852-1930. Old woman Magoun.
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Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961. Soldier's home.
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Chopin, Kate, 1851-1904. Storm.
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Short story -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States.
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Short story -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- United States.
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Short story.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| ISBN |
9780787689049 |
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