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Each bi-annual volume presents vital information on approximately 15 of the most-studied short stories at the high school and early-college levels.Titles featured in vol. 27 of Short Stories for Students include:<ul> <li> "After Twenty Years" by O. Henry <li> "American History" by Judith Ortiz Cofer <li> "Charles" by Shirley Jackson
<li> "A horseman in the Sky" by Ambrose Bierce
<li> "Liberty" by Julia Alvarez </ul>You may also be interested in For Students Online - the complete For Students Collection in eBook format.While Gale strives to replicate print content, some content may not be available due to rights restrictions.Call your Sales Rep for details.

Short Stories for Students: Presenting Analysis, Context & Criticism on Commonly Studied Short Stories

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SHORT STORIES FOR STUDENTS V27

Each volume of Short Stories For Students contains easily accessible and content-rich discussions of the literary and historical background of 13-15 works from various cultures and time periods. Each story covered in this new resource was specially chosen by an advisory panel of teachers and librarians -- experts who have helped us define the information needs of students and ensure the age-appropriateness of this reference's content. 

You may also be interested in For Students Online - the complete For Students Collection in eBook format. While Gale strives to replicate print content, some content may not be available in the eBook version due to rights restrictions. Call your Sales Rep for details.

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Will be welcomed as a valuable resource for teaching and learning about short stories.  This newest Gale series is a welcome, if not long overdue, reference work that will certainly see high use in school libraries.  -- VOYA (June 1998)

Does everything for students but write the paper.  A useful tool for students and teachers.  -- School Library Journal (August 1998)

A starred review .   Both teachers and students can use this excellent resource as a reference for selected short stories. This book will provide an excellent supplemental resource for teachers looking for additional stories to add to their curriculum. Librarians and teachers will want to collect all volumes...  Highly recommended.   -- The Book Report (Nov/Dec 1999)

The high quality and thorough coverage of significant short story literature provided in this series make it an excellent choice for purchase by high school and academic libraries.  -- ARBA 1998

This high-quality, well-organized series makes an excellent research and teaching tool.  -- ARBA (American Reference Books Annual) 1999

These are excellent references.  I look forward to the publication of future volumes.  -- English Journal (January 1999)

Thomas Piri "Amigo Brothers".
Wetherell W. D. "Bass, the River & Sheila Mant, The".
Munro Alice "Day of the Butterfly".
Boccaccio Giovanni "Federigo's Falcon".
Spark Muriel "First Year of My Life".
Desai Anita "Games at Twilight".
Bradbury Ray "Golden Kite, The Silver Wind, The".
Cortazar Julio "House Taken Over".
Tolstoy Leo "How Much Land Does a Man Need?".
Collier Eugenia "Marigolds".
Sneve Virginia D. "Medicine Bag, The".
Crane Stephen "Mystery of Heroism".
Gordimer Nadine "Once Upon a Time".
Maupassant Guy de "Two Friends".

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