| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 332 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Gale virtual reference library |
| 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Beidao, 1949- Homecoming stranger
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Akutagawa, Ryūnosuke, 1892-1927. Yabu no naka. English.
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Brooks, Gwendolyn, 1917-2000. Home
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Casely-Hayford, Adelaide. Mista Courifer
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Chopin, Kate, 1850-1904. Pair of silk stockings
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Greene, Graham, 1904-1991. Shocking accident.
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Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864. Birthmark.
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Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961. Cat in the rain
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Lagerlöf, Selma, 1858-1940. Outlaws
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Lessing, Doris, 1919-2013. Sunrise on the veld
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London, Jack, 1876-1916. Law of life
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Niggli, Josephina, 1910-1983. Street of the Canon
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Sedillo, Juan A. A., 1902-1982. Gentleman of Rio en Medio
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Wolff, Tobias, 1945- Hunters in the snow
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| SUBJECT |
Birthmark (Hawthorne, Nathaniel) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01361803 |
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Yabu no naka (Akutagawa, Ryūnosuke) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01378612 |
| 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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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 |
Barden, Thomas E.
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Constantakis, Sara, editor.
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| ISBN |
1414487436 |
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9781414487434 |
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