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Twentieth Century Short Stories
Author | : Douglas R. Barnes,R. F. Egford |
Publsiher | : Nelson Thornes |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 1959 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0174441703 |
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The stories in this impressive collection have been chosen for the challenge they offer the reader and the variety of language used.
Pre Twentieth Century Short Stories
Author | : Jean Moore,John Catron |
Publsiher | : Hodder Education |
Total Pages | : 96 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Short stories, English |
ISBN | : 0340737433 |
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This text is an anthology containing stories by writers such as Defoe, Swift, Dickens, Gaskell and Hardy. The book provides opportunities for comparisons between texts and should stimulate coursework. The stories are complete and unabridged and have been selected to enable readers to compare different writing styles and enjoy a rich variety of language.
The Columbia Companion to the Twentieth Century American Short Story
Author | : Blanche H. Gelfant |
Publsiher | : Columbia University Press |
Total Pages | : 677 |
Release | : 2004-04-21 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9780231504959 |
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Esteemed critic Blanche Gelfant's brilliant companion gathers together lucid essays on major writers and themes by some of the best literary critics in the United States. Part 1 is comprised of articles on stories that share a particular theme, such as "Working Class Stories" or "Gay and Lesbian Stories." The heart of the book, however, lies in Part 2, which contains more than one hundred pieces on individual writers and their work, including Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Richard Ford, Raymond Carver, Eudora Welty, Andre Debus, Zora Neal Hurston, Anne Beattie, Bharati Mukherjee, J. D. Salinger, and Jamaica Kincaid, as well as engaging pieces on the promising new writers to come on the scene.
The 20th Century Children s Book Treasury
Author | : Janet Schulman |
Publsiher | : Knopf Books for Young Readers |
Total Pages | : 326 |
Release | : 1998-09-14 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780679886471 |
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Unparalleled in scope and quality and designed for reading aloud and sharing, this splendid anthology brings together some of the most memorable and beloved children's books of our time. Here are classics such as Madeline and Curious George; contemporary bestsellers such as Guess How Much I Love You and The Stinky Cheese Man; Caldecott Medal winners such as Make Way for Ducklings and Where the Wild Things Are; and family favorites such as Goodnight Moon, The Sneetches, Winnie-the-Pooh, and Alexander & The Terrible, No Good Very Bad Day, soon to be a motion picture. The selections range from concept books and wordless books to picture books and short read-aloud stories, and represent the complete array of childhood themes and reading needs: ABCs, number and color books, stories about going to bed and going to school; tales about growing up, siblings, parents, and grandparents; animal stories, fantasies; fables; magical stories; stories about everyday life--and more. This beautiful edition includes a recommended list of books published in the time since this anthology's original compilation, including Caldecott Honors Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! and Olivia, with descriptive annotations intended to guide parents to these new books and new voices of the 21st century. Also included are an introduction from editor Janet Schulman, capsule biographies of the 62 writers and artists represented in the collection, color-coded running heads indicating age levels, and indexes. As a gift, a keepsake, and a companion in a child's first steps toward a lifelong love of reading, The 20th Century Children's Book Treasury belongs in every family's bookcase.
Great Italian Short Stories of the Twentieth Century I grandi racconti italiani del Novecento A Dual Language Book
Author | : Jacob Blakesley |
Publsiher | : Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | : 274 |
Release | : 2013-09-19 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
ISBN | : 9780486476315 |
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This anthology highlights the rich range of modern Italian fiction, presenting the first English translations of works by many famous authors. Contents include fables and stories by Italo Calvino, Elsa Morante, Alberto Moravia, and Cesare Pavese; historical fiction by Leonardo Sciascia and Mario Rigoni Stern; and little-known tales by Luigi Pirandello and Carlo Emilio Gadda. No further apparatus or reference is necessary for this self-contained text. Appropriate for high school and college courses as well as for self-study, this volume will prove a fine companion for teachers and intermediate-level students of Italian language and literature as well as readers wishing to brush up on their language skills. Dover (2013) original publication. See every Dover book in print at www.doverpublications.com
Great German Short Stories of the Twentieth Century
Author | : M. Charlotte Wolf |
Publsiher | : Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | : 274 |
Release | : 2012-01-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780486476322 |
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"Ideal for students, this affordable anthology features expert new translations of a dozen works previously unavailable in English. The translations appear alongside the original German text of such stories as "Beauty and the Beast" by Irmtraud Morgner, Gabriele Wohmann's "Good Luck and Bad Luck," and tales by other modern authors, including Grunert, Inneberger, and Klockmann"--
The Best American Short Stories of the Century
Author | : John Updike |
Publsiher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | : 868 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0395843677 |
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Including one new story and an Index by author of every story that has ever appeared in the series, this new volume offers a "spectacular tapestry of fictional achievement" ("Entertainment Weekly").
20th Century American Short Stories
Author | : Jean A. McConochie |
Publsiher | : Heinle & Heinle Pub |
Total Pages | : 204 |
Release | : 1995-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0838448518 |
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Introduces students to American literature through unabridged, unsimplified stories written by a variety of American authors. Includes pre-and post-reading support, discussion and writing activities to help promote both reading and writing.