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.
Short stories for students. Volume 31.
9781414466958
Alvarez, Julia., Daughter of invention.
Benét, Stephen Vincent,1898-1943., By the waters of Babylon.
Calvino, Italo., Garden of stubborn cats.
Christie, Agatha,1890-1976., Witness for the prosecution.
Conrad, Joseph,1857-1924., Outpost of progress.
Cortázar, Julio., End of the game.
Desai, Anita,1937-Devoted son.
Gordimer, Nadine., Good climate, friendly inhabitants.
Henry, O.,1862-1910., Retrieved reformation.
Maupassant, Guy de,1850-1893., Jewels.
Myers, Walter Dean,1937-2014., Treasure of Lemon Brown.
Rangkuti, Hamsad,1943-Fence.
Tyler, Anne., With all flags flying.
Uchida, Yoshiko., Tears of autumn.
Outpost of progress (Conrad, Joseph)
Short story-- Study and teaching (Higher)-- United States.
Short story-- Study and teaching (Secondary)-- United States.