Short stories for students.  presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied short stories.  Volume 27 : 

 - 1 online resource (xix, 342 pages) :  illustrations 
 - Gale eBooks .
<br/><br/> "ISSN 1092-7735." 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>After twenty years / O. Henry --  American history / Judith Ortiz Cofer --  Anxiety / Grace Paley --  Charles / Shirley Jackson --  Eleven / Sandra Cisneros --  A horseman in the sky / Ambrose Bierce --  Jim Baker's blue jay yarn / Mark Twain --  Liberty / Julia Alvarez --  Race at morning / William Faulkner --  This blessed house / Jhumpa Lahiri --  The use of force / William Carlos Williams --  A Wagner matinee / Willa Cather --  The writer in the family / E. L. Doctorow --  Zlateh the goat / Isaac Bashevis Singer. 
<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>9781414449586 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Henry, O., 1862-1910.  After twenty years. <br/>Cofer, Judith Ortiz, 1952-  American history. <br/>Paley, Grace. Anxiety. <br/>Jackson, Shirley, 1916-1965.  Charles. <br/>Cisneros, Sandra. Eleven. <br/>Bierce, Ambrose, 1842-1914?  Horseman in the sky. <br/>Twain, Mark, 1835-1910.  Jim Baker's blue jay yarn. <br/>Alvarez, Julia. Liberty. <br/>Faulkner, William, 1897-1962.  Race at morning. <br/>Lahiri, Jhumpa. This blessed house. <br/>Williams, William Carlos, 1883-1963.  Use of force. <br/>Cather, Willa, 1873-1947.  Wagner matinee. <br/>Doctorow, E. L., 1931-  Writer in the family. <br/>Singer, Isaac Bashevis, 1904-1991.  Zlateh the goat. 
<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