Short stories for students. presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied short stories / Volume 4 : Kathlene Wilson and Marie Lazzari, project editors. - 1 online resource (420 pages) : illustrations - Gale eBooks .

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

Includes bibliographies and index.

Vol. 4: Babylon revisited / F. Scott Fitzgerald -- The bloody chamber / Angela Carter -- Blues ain't no mockin bird / Toni Cade Bambara -- Disorder and early sorrow / Thomas Mann -- The guest / Albert Camus -- In the garden of the North American martyrs / Tobias Wolff -- Lamb to the slaughter / Roald Dahl -- Mrs. Spring Fragrance / Sui Sin Far -- The necklace / Guy de Maupassant -- The new dress / Virginia Woolf -- The open boat / Stephen Crane -- Pierre Menard, author of the Quixote / Jorge Luis Borges -- The revolt of 'mother' / Mary Wilkins Freeman -- Shooting an Elephant / George Orwell -- Slave on the block / Langston Hughes -- Sophistication / Sherwood Anderson -- Souvenir / Jayne Anne Phillips -- The star / Arthur C. Clarke -- The tell-tale heart / Edgar Allan Poe -- A white heron / Sarah Orne Jewett -- Yellow woman / Leslie Marmon Silko.

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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Fitzgerald, F. Scott 1896-1940. Babylon revisited.
Carter, Angela, 1940-1992. Bloody chamber.
Bambara, Toni Cade. Blues ain't no mockin bird.
Mann, Thomas, 1875-1955. Disorder and early sorrow.
Camus, Albert, 1913-1960. Guest.
Wolff, Tobias, 1945- In the garden of the North American martyrs.
Dahl, Roald. Lamb to the slaughter.
Far, Sui Sin, 1865-1914. Mrs. Spring Fragrance.
Maupassant, Guy de, 1850-1893. Necklace.
Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941. New dress.
Crane, Stephen, 1871-1900. Open boat.
Borges, Jorge Luis, 1899-1986. Pierre Menard, author of the Quixote.
Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins, 1852-1930. Revolt of 'mother'.
Orwell, George, 1903-1950. Shooting an Elephant.
Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967. Slave on the block.
Anderson, Sherwood , 1876-1941. Sophistication.
Phillips, Jayne Anne, 1952- Souvenir.
Clarke, Arthur C. 1917-2008. Star.
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849. Tell-tale heart.
Jewett,Sarah Orne, 1849-1909. White heron.
Silko, Leslie Marmon, 1948- Yellow woman.


Short story--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States.
Short story--Study and teaching (Secondary)--United States.
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