Short stories for students. Volume 29 [eBook] : presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied short stories / Sara Constantakis, project editor.
Description based on print version record. "ISSN 1092-7735." Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Aunty Misery / by Judith Ortiz Cofer -- B. Wordsworth / by V.S. Naipaul -- The censors / by Luisa Valenzuela -- Contents of the dead man's pocket / by Jack Finney -- Dog star / by Arthur C. Clarke -- The doll's house / by Katherine Mansfield -- forty-five a month / by R.K. Narayan -- The grasshopper and the bell cricket / by Yasunari Kawabata) -- Ha'penny / by Alan Paton -- The pit and the pendulum / by Edgar Allan Poe -- A problem / by Anton Chekhov -- Suzy and Leah / by Jane Yolen -- Thank you, ma'm / by Langston Hughes -- Where have you gone charming Billy? / by Tim O'Brien.
Summary:
Provides critical overviews of short stories from all cultures and time periods. Includes discussions of plot, characters, themes and structure as well as the story's cultural and historical significance.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.