1894-1961

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.

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.

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.

Each volume provides discussions of the literary and historical background of novels from various cultures and time periods. Includes concise synopses of plot, characters and themes, a brief author biography, discussion of the story's cultural and historical significance, and excerpted criticism.

Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Dashiell Hammett.

Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of James Thurber.

Biography of Eugene Jacques Bullard, the world's first black fighter pilot. Discusses Eugene's early life in racist Georgia and how he fled to France, joined the French Foreign Legion, learned to fly, and distinguished himself in both World War I and World War II.

Looks at the lives, careers, and relationships of the two writers focusing on their active roles in American literary, political, and social circles and examining their nontraditional yet long-term love affair.