Examines the theme, characters, plot, style and technique of more than 700 nineteenth- and twentieth-century works by prominent authors from around the world.
Includes indexes. Vols. 7-10: consulting editor: Charles E. May. Vols. 7-10 contain an additional 511 short stories by 173 different authors and continue the pagination of the first 6 vols; the indexes in vol. 10 cover the entire set.