Short stories for students. presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied short stories / Volume 22 : Ira Mark Milne, project editor ; foreword by Thomas E. Barden. - 1 online resource (xix, 330 pages) : illustrations, photographs. - Gale eBooks .

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

Includes bibliographies and index.

Aftermath / Mary Yukari Waters -- A day in the dark / Elizabeth Bowen -- The end of old horse / Simon J. Ortiz -- An end to dreams / Stephen Vincent Ben�t -- Fleur / Louise Erdrich -- The good shopkeeper / Samrat Upadhyay -- Greatness strikes where it pleases / Lars Gustafsson -- Islands / Aleksandar Hemon -- Mowgli's brothers / Rudyard Kipling -- The pearl / John Steinbeck -- Rosa / Cynthia Ozick -- A silver dish / Saul Bellow -- Titanic survivors found in Bermuda Triangle / Robert Olen Butler.

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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Waters, Mary Yukari. Aftermath.
Bowen, Elizabeth, 1899-1973. Day in the dark.
Ortiz, Simon J., 1941- End of old horse.
Ben�et, Stephen Vincent, 1898-1943. End to dreams.
Erdrich, Louise. Fleur.
Upadhyay, Samrat. Good shopkeeper.
Gustafsson, Lars, 1936- Greatness strikes where it pleases.
Hemon, Aleksandar, 1964- Islands.
Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936. Mowgli's brothers.
Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968. Pearl.
Ozick, Cynthia. Rosa.
Bellow, Saul. Silver dish.
Butler, Robert Olen. Titanic survivors found in Bermuda Triangle.


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