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Author:

Killick, Tim.

Title:

British short fiction in the early nineteenth century : the rise of the tale / Tim Killick.

Publisher:

Ashgate,

Copyright Date:

c2008

Description:

193 p. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Short stories, English--History and criticism.
English fiction--19th century--History and criticism.
Short story.
Literary form--History--19th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]-187) and index.

Contents:

Introduction -- Overview : short fiction in the early nineteenth century -- Washington Irving : Geoffrey Crayon and the market for short fiction -- Improving stories : women writers, morality, and short fiction -- Regionalism and folklore : local stories and traditional forms -- Conclusion : short fiction in the 1830s.

ISBN:

0754664139 (alk. paper)
9780754664130 (alk. paper)

LCCN:

2007052226

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)