Short story Summary

In the following excerpt, originally published in 1885, Matthews makes distinctions between the formal qualities of the short story and those of the novel, highlighting the ingenuity, compression, and... Read more

In the following essay, Koppelman documents the generally neglected tradition of short fiction written by American women in the nineteenth century. My uncompleted research over the last 26 years ha... Read more

In the following essay, Engstrom defines the French short story (conte), and chronicles early works in this genre by Mérimée, Balzac, and Gautier. I The first half of the 19th century... Read more

In the following excerpt, Sachs considers the crystallization of the modern short story in French literature around 1830. As a literary art form, the short story emerged even later among the Wester... Read more

In the following excerpt, Pattee explores the work of several notable American short-story writers of the late nineteenth century, including Brander Matthews, W. D. Howells, Frank R. Stockton, Henry C... Read more

In the following essay, Marler asserts that the development of American short fiction in the 1850s is evidenced by the decline of the “tale” and the ascent of the “short story,&#x... Read more

In the following essay, Baldwin probes the economic and social factors that contributed to the slow development of the short story in nineteenth-century Britain. One of the more curious anomalies o... Read more

A Enjoyment of reading does not simply come from being challenged by the themes or arguments in a text. There are other elements in texts which may perhaps make reading enjoyable. For instance; plot... Read more