short stories

Presents the text and critical analysis of nine short stories of author Henry James representing the major achievements of his career as a fiction writer.

Presents six short fiction stories of murder and mystery by twentieth-century author Joseph Hansen.

A collection of nineteen short stories in which the author recasts characters from the works of Antov Chekhov with fictional portrayals of luminaries from contemporary times.

A collection of ten short fiction stories by Nadine Gordimer.

Contains a collection of short stories, selected by author David Sedaris, and includes works, past and present, by Richard Yates, Flannery O'Connor, Lorrie Moore, Dorothy Parker, Patricia Highsmith, and others.

A collection of four short fiction stories by Michael Bishop.

A collection of short mystery stories voted as the best of 2004.

Presents a collection of fifteen short stories along with teaching suggestions, plot summary, and information about each author, along with discussion questions and book lists.

Contains twelve short fiction stories that explore the darker side of life, including the title selection about a young boxer who suffers through repetitive beatings, knowing that the world outside the ring would be even crueler.

A collection of fourteen short fiction stories from T. C. Boyle, including the title selection in which Victor, a feral boy living in France during the early nineteenth century, is captured while running through the forests, and others.