| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 332 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Gale eBooks
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| Note |
"ISSN 1092-7735." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
The birth-mark / Nathaniel Hawthorne -- Cat in the rain / Ernest Hemingway -- Gentleman of Rio en Medio / Juan A.A. Sedillo -- Home / Gwendolyn Brooks -- The homecoming stranger / Bei Dao -- Hunters in the snow / Tobias Wolff -- In a grove / Ryunosuke Akutagawa -- The law of life / Jack London -- Mista Courifer / Adelaide Casely-Hayford -- The outlaws / Selma Lagerlof -- A pair of silk stockings / Kate Chopin -- A shocking accident / Graham Greene -- The street of the Canon / Josephina Niggli -- A sunrise on the veld / Doris Lessing. |
| 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 |
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 |
Constantakis, Sara, editor.
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Barden, Thomas E., writer of foreword.
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Gale Group.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Short stories for student, Volume 35. Detroit, Mich. : Gale, c2012 9781414487403 |
| ISBN |
9781414487434 (electronic book) |
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1414487436 (electronic book) |
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9781414487403 |
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1414487401 |
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