Short stories for students.  presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied short stories /  Volume 2 : 
Kathlene Wilson, project editor. 
 - 1 online resource (349 pages) :  illustrations 
 - Gale eBooks .
<br/><br/> Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism.  "ISSN 1092-7735." 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Vol. 2: The bear / William Faulkner --  A Christmas memory / Truman Capote --  Everyday use / Alice Walker --  The fall of the house of Usher / Edgar Allan Poe --  The gift of the Magi / O. Henry --  Gimpel the fool / Isaac Bashevis Singer --  A good man is hard to find / Flannery O'Connor --  In the cemetery where Al Jolson is buried / Amy Hempel --  Miss Brill / Katherine Mansfield --  The monkey's paw / W. W. Jacobs --  An occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge / Ambrose Bierce --  The ones who walk away from Omelas / Ursula K. Le Guin --  Paul's case / Willa Cather --  The red-headed league / Arthur Conan Doyle --  The rocking-horse winner / D.H. Lawrence --  Sonny's blues / James Baldwin --  The story of an hour / Kate Chopin --  The swimmer / John Cheever --  The train from Rhodesia / Nadine Gordimer --  A worn path / Eudora Welty. 
<br/><br/> 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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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781414428130 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Faulkner, William, 1897-1962.  Bear. <br/>Capote, Truman, 1924-1984.  Christmas memory. <br/>Walker, Alice, 1944-  Everyday use. <br/>Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849.  Fall of the house of Usher. <br/>Henry, O., 1862-1910.  Gift of the Magi. <br/>Singer, Isaac Bashevis, 1904-1991.  Gimpel the fool. <br/>O'Connor, Flannery. Good man is hard to find. <br/>Hempel, Amy. In the cemetery where Al Jolson is buried. <br/>Mansfield, Katherine, 1888-1923.  Miss Brill. <br/>Jacobs, W. W. 1863-1943.  Monkey's paw. <br/>Bierce, Ambrose, 1842-1914?  Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge. <br/>Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929-  Ones who walk away from Omelas. <br/>Cather, Willa, 1873-1947.  Paul's case. <br/>Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir,  1859-1930.  Red-headed league. <br/>Lawrence, D. H. 1885-1930.  Rocking-horse winner. <br/>Baldwin, James, 1924-1987.  Sonny's blues. <br/>Chopin, Kate, 1850-1904.  Story of an hour. <br/>Cheever, John. Swimmer. <br/>Gordimer, Nadine. Train from Rhodesia. <br/>Welty, Eudora, 1909-2001.  Worn path. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Short story--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States.<br/>Short story--Study and teaching (Secondary)--United States.<br/>Short story.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN3373