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Short stories for students. Volume 10 [electronic resource] : presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied short stories / Michael L. LaBlanc and Ira Mark Milne, project editors
- Published
- Detroit, Mich. : Gale Group, 2000.
- Additional Creators
- Milne, Ira Mark, LaBlanc, Michael L., and Gale Group
Access Online
- ezaccess.libraries.psu.edu , Available for CIC Penn State University via Gale Virtual Reference Library. Click here to access
- Series
- Contents
- Vol. 10: Bliss - Katherine Mansfield -- The catbird seat - James Thurber -- Death in the woods - Sherwood Anderson -- Everything that rises must converge - Flannery O'Connor -- The fat girl - Andre Dubus -- La Grande Breteche - Honore de Balzac -- The hitchhiking game - Milan Kundera -- Jeeves takes charge - Pelham Grenville Wodehouse -- Lullaby - Leslie Marmon Silko -- My first goose - Isaac Babel -- The news from Ireland - William Trevor -- Wandering Willie's Tale - Sir Walter Scott -- The way we live now - Susan Sontag -- The white horses of Vienna - Kay Boyle -- Why I live at the P.O. - Eudora Welty.
- 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.
- Subject(s)
- Mansfield, Katherine, 1888-1923. Bliss
- Thurber, James, 1894-1961. Catbird seat
- Anderson, Sherwood, 1876-1941. Death in the woods
- O'Connor, Flannery. Everything that rises must converge
- Dubus, Andre, 1936-1999. Fat girl
- Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850. Grande Bretèche
- Kundera, Milan. Hitchhiking game
- Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville), 1881-1975. Jeeves takes charge
- Silko, Leslie Marmon. Lullaby
- Babel, I. (Isaak), 1894-1941. My first goose
- Trevor, William, 1928- News from Ireland
- Scott, Walter, 1771-1832. Wandering Willie's tale
- Sontag, Susan, 1933-2004. Way we live now
- Boyle, Kay, 1902-1992. White horses of Vienna
- Welty, Eudora, 1909-2001. Why I live at the P.O.
- Short story—Study and teaching (Higher)—United States
- Short story—Study and teaching (Secondary)—United States
- Short story
- ISBN
- 9781414428215 (electronic book)
1414428219 (electronic book)
9780787636104
078763610X - Note
- Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism.
"ISSN 1092-7735."
AVAILABLE ONLINE TO AUTHORIZED PSU USERS. - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Reproduction Note
- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mi : Gale. Available via World Wide Web.
- Original Version
- Original: 372 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
- Technical Details
- Mode of access: Internet.
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