Description |
1 online resource (xix, 303 pages) : illustrations |
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Gale virtual reference library |
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Gale virtual reference library.
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Contents |
By the waters of Babylon / by Stephen Vincent Benet -- Daughter of invention / by Julia Alvarez -- A devoted son / by Anita Desai -- End of the game / by Julio Cortazar -- The fence / by Hamsad Rangkuti -- The garden of stubborn cats / by Italo Calvino -- Good climate, friendly inhabitants / by Nadine Gordimer -- The jewels / by Guy de Maupassant -- An outpost of progress / by Joseph Conrad -- A retrieved reformation / by O. Henry -- Tears of autumn / by Yoshiko Uchida -- The treasure of Lemon Brown / by Walter Dean Myers -- With all flags flying / by Anne Tyler -- The witness for the prosecution / by Agatha Christie |
Summary |
Provides critical overviews of short stories from all cultures and time periods. Includes discussions of plot, characters, themes and structure as well as the story's cultural and historical significance |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
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Alvarez, Julia. Daughter of invention
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Benét, Stephen Vincent, 1898-1943. By the waters of Babylon
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Calvino, Italo. Garden of stubborn cats
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Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976. Witness for the prosecution
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Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924. Outpost of progress.
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Cortázar, Julio. End of the game
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Desai, Anita, 1937- Devoted son
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Gordimer, Nadine. Good climate, friendly inhabitants
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Henry, O., 1862-1910. Retrieved reformation
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Maupassant, Guy de, 1850-1893. Jewels
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Myers, Walter Dean, 1937-2014. Treasure of Lemon Brown
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Rangkuti, Hamsad, 1943- Fence
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Tyler, Anne. With all flags flying
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Uchida, Yoshiko. Tears of autumn
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SUBJECT |
Outpost of progress (Conrad, Joseph) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01361978 |
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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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Short story -- Study and teaching (Higher)
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Short story -- Study and teaching (Secondary)
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Short story.
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United States.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Constantakis, Sara.
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ISBN |
1414474571 |
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9781414474571 |
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