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- Description
- 1 online resource (xx, 325 p.) : ill., photos.
- Summary
- 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.
- Series Statement
- Gale virtual reference library
- Uniform Title
- Short stories for students. Volume 21 (Online)
- Subject
- Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890
- Maupassant, Guy de, 1850-1893
- Hurston, Zora Neale
- Fitzgerald, F. Scott 1896-1940
- Garca̕ Mr̀quez, Gabriel, 1928-
- Bambara, Toni Cade
- Adams, Alice, 1926-
- Sharma, Akhil, 1971-
- Stafford, Jean, 1915-
- Allen, Woody, 1935-
- Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
- Ellison, Harlan
- Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936
- Davies, Peter Ho, 1966-
- Short story > Study and teaching (Higher) > United States
- Short story > Study and teaching (Secondary) > United States
- Short story
- Note
- "ISSN 1092-7735."
- Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, criticism, sources, and further reading.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Source of Description (note)
- Description based on print version record.
- Contents
- The Arabian nights / Richard Burton -- Boule de suif / Guy de Maupassant -- Conscience of the court / Zora Neale Hurston -- Crazy Sunday / F. Scott Fitzgerald -- Eyes of a blue dog / Gabriel Garcia Marquez -- Gorilla, my love / Toni Cade Bambara -- Greyhound people / Alice Adams -- If you sing like that for me / Akhil Sharma -- In the zoo / Jean Stafford -- The Kugelmass episode / Woody Allen -- No. 44, the mysterious stranger / Mark Twain -- "Repent, harlequin!" said the ticktockman / Harlan Ellison -- Rikki-Tikki-Tavi / Rudyard Kipling -- Think of England / Peter Ho Davies.
- OCLC
- ssj0000081166
- Title
Short stories for students. Volume 21 [electronic resource] : presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied short stories / Ira Mark Milne and Timothy Sisler, project editors.
- Imprint
Detroit, Mich. : Gale, c2005.
- Series
Gale virtual reference library
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
Milne, Ira Mark.
Sisler, Timothy J.
Gale Group.
- Other Form:
Print version: Short stories for students, Volume 21. Detroit, Mich. : Gale, c2005 9780787670290