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Contains over 675 alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about various aspects of the American short story, providing author biographies and bibliographies; story synopses and analyses; character profiles; definitions of literary terms, themes, and motifs; discussion of historical events; and lists of award winners.

Inspired by classic stories, twelve contemporary authors reinterpret the tales for today's readers.

This collection of thirty-six classic short stories from the fifties to the eighties features works by authors such as James Baldwin, Barry Hannah, Bernard Halamud, Flannery O'Connor, Philip Roth, Anne Beattie, and Tobias Wolff.

A collection of twelve short stories exploring the world of work, by such authors as Gary Soto, Norma Fox Mazer, and Ray Bradbury.

Contains twenty short stories about Merlin, the wizard of the Arthurian legend, written by modern-day authors including Charles de Lint, Jane Yolen, Andre Norton, and others.

Presents nine drawings by a single illustrator, each of which has been translated into a story by two different authors writing about what they imagine is going on in the picture.

A collection of twelve short stories about beauty by authors such as Chris Lynch, Norma Fox Mazer, Ron Koertge, and others.

Presents sixteen short fiction stories by various authors in which they tell of young people from rural locales across the country who are attached to the wonders of the natural world, yet trying to cope with its unique challenges.

Presents thirteen classic horror stories spanning 1843-1948 by such authors as Edgar Allan Poe, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, H.

A collection of eighteen stories describing the surprises, sacrifices, doubts, pain, and joy of falling in love.

Presents a comprehensive anthology of short stories written by African-American writers between 1899 and 1967 including Langston Hughes, Gwendolyn Brooks, Willard Motley, and others.

Presents ten short stories by nineteenth-century American author O.

Presents seven short stories featuring strong female characters and involving ghosts and other supernatural phenomena.