Short stories for students. presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied short stories / Volume 21 : Ira Mark Milne and Timothy Sisler, project editors. - 1 online resource (xx, 325 pages) : illustrations, photographs. - Gale eBooks .

"ISSN 1092-7735." Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, criticism, sources, and further reading.

Includes bibliographies and index.

The Arabian nights / Richard Burton -- Boule de suif / Guy de Maupassant -- Conscience of the court / Zora Neale Hurston -- Crazy Sunday / F. Scott Fitzgerald -- Eyes of a blue dog / Gabriel Garcia Marquez -- Gorilla, my love / Toni Cade Bambara -- Greyhound people / Alice Adams -- If you sing like that for me / Akhil Sharma -- In the zoo / Jean Stafford -- The Kugelmass episode / Woody Allen -- No. 44, the mysterious stranger / Mark Twain -- "Repent, harlequin!" said the ticktockman / Harlan Ellison -- Rikki-Tikki-Tavi / Rudyard Kipling -- Think of England / Peter Ho Davies.

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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Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890. Arabian nights.
Maupassant, Guy de, 1850-1893. Boule de suif.
Hurston, Zora Neale. Conscience of the court.
Fitzgerald, F. Scott 1896-1940. Crazy Sunday.
Garc�a M�rquez, Gabriel, 1928- Eyes of a blue dog.
Bambara, Toni Cade. Gorilla, my love.
Adams, Alice, 1926- Greyhound people.
Sharma, Akhil, 1971- If you sing like that for me.
Stafford, Jean, 1915- In the zoo.
Allen, Woody, 1935- Kugelmass episode.
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. No. 44, the mysterious stranger.
Ellison, Harlan. "Repent, harlequin!" said the ticktockman.
Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936. Rikki-Tikki-Tavi.
Davies, Peter Ho, 1966- Think of England.


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