collections

Uses examples from ancient times to the present to explore the even archetypal themes that recur throughout every type of storytelling, and discusses how those themes are related to basic human psychology.

A collection of twenty-three short stories, fiction excerpts, essays, and articles by George Orwell from his time in Burma, the 1930s, and during and after the Second World War. Includes "Shooting an Elephant," "Politics and the English Language," and an excerpt of "Nineteen Eighty-Four.".

Presents the scripts of three plays, including "Once in a Lifetime," a satire about how three vaudevillians achieve success in Hollywood; "You Can't Take It With You," telling what happens when Alice, a member of an eccentric family brings home a Wall Street boyfriend; and "The Man Who Came to Dinner," the story of a lecturer who disrupts the lives of a family when he slips on the ice outside their home and outstays his welcome.

A collection of scenes from plays by contemporary playwrights, divided into several age groups and accompanied by performance hints and exercises.

Collection of stories praising America's favorite sport, football.

Collection of Wells's short stories.

A collection of poems about travel, broken homes, work, money, and American dreams by the current director of the Writing Seminars at Bennington College.

Selection of 108 stories by well-known authors.