Provides a critical analysis of four short stories by Ernest Hemingway and includes biographical information, plot summaries, critical essays, and discussion of the stories' major themes and ideas.
Presents biographical information about author Shirley Jackson, and provides analyses of three of her short stories, each with a plot summary, list of characters, and a selection of critical commentary.
Analyzes six of J.D. Salinger's short stories; includes plot summaries, biographical information, critical essays, and discussions of the stories' themes and ideas.
Provides critical analyses of four short stories written by Flannery O'Connor, and includes biographical information, plot summaries for each story, index of themes and ideas, and character lists.
Provides critical analysis of four short stories by William Faulkner with plot summaries, character lists, biographical information about Faulkner, and discussions of each stories major themes and ideas.
Presents a variety of viewpoints by different critics on four stories by twentieth century author John Steinbeck and includes biographical and bibliographical information.
Presents a variety of viewpoints by different critics on five short stories by twentieth century writer Eudora Welty and includes biographical and bibliographical information.
A study guide designed to help students read and understand four short stories by Herman Melville that includes plot summaries, character sketches, critical essays, and biographical information about Melville.
Presents biographical information on twentieth-century American writer Katherine Anne Porter and profiles four of her best-known short stories, providing plot summaries and excerpts of criticism; also includes primary and secondary bibliographies.
A study guide designed to help students read and understand four short stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald that includes plot summaries, character sketches, critical analysis, and biographical information about Fitzgerald.
