Short stories for students. presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied short stories / Volume 35 :

Short stories for students. presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied short stories / Volume 35 : Sara Constantakis, project editor ; foreword by Thomas E. Barden. - 1 online resource (xix, 332 pages) : illustrations - Gale eBooks .

"ISSN 1092-7735."



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.

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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