| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 342 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Gale eBooks
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| Note |
"ISSN 1092-7735." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
After twenty years / O. Henry -- American history / Judith Ortiz Cofer -- Anxiety / Grace Paley -- Charles / Shirley Jackson -- Eleven / Sandra Cisneros -- A horseman in the sky / Ambrose Bierce -- Jim Baker's blue jay yarn / Mark Twain -- Liberty / Julia Alvarez -- Race at morning / William Faulkner -- This blessed house / Jhumpa Lahiri -- The use of force / William Carlos Williams -- A Wagner matinee / Willa Cather -- The writer in the family / E. L. Doctorow -- Zlateh the goat / Isaac Bashevis Singer. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Henry, O., 1862-1910. After twenty years.
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Cofer, Judith Ortiz, 1952- American history.
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Paley, Grace. Anxiety.
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Jackson, Shirley, 1916-1965. Charles.
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Cisneros, Sandra. Eleven.
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Bierce, Ambrose, 1842-1914? Horseman in the sky.
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Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. Jim Baker's blue jay yarn.
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Alvarez, Julia. Liberty.
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Faulkner, William, 1897-1962. Race at morning.
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Lahiri, Jhumpa. This blessed house.
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Williams, William Carlos, 1883-1963. Use of force.
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Cather, Willa, 1873-1947. Wagner matinee.
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Doctorow, E. L., 1931- Writer in the family.
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Singer, Isaac Bashevis, 1904-1991. Zlateh the goat.
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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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| Added Author |
Gale Group.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Short stories for student, Volume 27. Detroit, Mich. : Gale, c2009 9781414421858 |
| ISBN |
9781414449586 (electronic book) |
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9781414421858 |
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