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1 online resource (420 pages) : illustrations |
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Gale eBooks
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Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism. |
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"ISSN 1092-7735." |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Vol. 4: Babylon revisited / F. Scott Fitzgerald -- The bloody chamber / Angela Carter -- Blues ain't no mockin bird / Toni Cade Bambara -- Disorder and early sorrow / Thomas Mann -- The guest / Albert Camus -- In the garden of the North American martyrs / Tobias Wolff -- Lamb to the slaughter / Roald Dahl -- Mrs. Spring Fragrance / Sui Sin Far -- The necklace / Guy de Maupassant -- The new dress / Virginia Woolf -- The open boat / Stephen Crane -- Pierre Menard, author of the Quixote / Jorge Luis Borges -- The revolt of 'mother' / Mary Wilkins Freeman -- Shooting an Elephant / George Orwell -- Slave on the block / Langston Hughes -- Sophistication / Sherwood Anderson -- Souvenir / Jayne Anne Phillips -- The star / Arthur C. Clarke -- The tell-tale heart / Edgar Allan Poe -- A white heron / Sarah Orne Jewett -- Yellow woman / Leslie Marmon Silko. |
| 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. |
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Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott), 1896-1940. Babylon revisited.
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Carter, Angela, 1940-1992. Bloody chamber.
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Bambara, Toni Cade. Blues ain't no mockin bird.
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Mann, Thomas, 1875-1955. Disorder and early sorrow.
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Camus, Albert, 1913-1960. Guest.
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Wolff, Tobias, 1945- In the garden of the North American martyrs.
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Dahl, Roald. Lamb to the slaughter.
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Far, Sui Sin, 1865-1914. Mrs. Spring Fragrance.
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Maupassant, Guy de, 1850-1893. Necklace.
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Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941. New dress.
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Crane, Stephen, 1871-1900. Open boat.
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Borges, Jorge Luis, 1899-1986. Pierre Menard, author of the Quixote.
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Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins, 1852-1930. Revolt of 'mother'.
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Orwell, George, 1903-1950. Shooting an Elephant.
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Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967. Slave on the block.
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Anderson, Sherwood , 1876-1941. Sophistication.
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Phillips, Jayne Anne, 1952- Souvenir.
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Clarke, Arthur C. (Arthur Charles), 1917-2008. Star.
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Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849. Tell-tale heart.
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Jewett,Sarah Orne, 1849-1909. White heron.
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Silko, Leslie Marmon, 1948- Yellow woman.
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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 |
Wilson, Kathleen, 1968- editor.
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Lazzari, Marie, editor.
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Gale Group.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Short stories for students, Volume 4. Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research, 1998 9780787622190 |
| ISBN |
9781414428154 (electronic book) |
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1414428154 (electronic book) |
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9780787622190 |
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0787622192 |
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