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Publication date. 1953. " A Good Man Is Hard to Find " is a Southern gothic short story first published in 1953 by author Flannery O'Connor who, in her own words, described it as "the story of a family of six which, on its way driving to Florida [from Georgia ], is slaughtered by an escaped convict who calls himself the Misfit". [2]
"The Lottery" is a short story by Shirley Jackson that was first published in The New Yorker on June 26, 1948. The story describes a fictional small American community that observes an annual tradition known as "the lottery", which is intended to ensure a good harvest and purge the town of bad omens. The lottery, its preparations, and its execution are all described in detail, though it is not ...
The Cask of Amontillado. " The Cask of Amontillado " ( [a.mon.ti.ˈʝa.ðo]) is a short story by the American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in the November 1846 issue of Godey's Lady's Book. The story, set in an unnamed Italian city at carnival time, is about a man taking fatal revenge on a friend who, he believes, has insulted him.
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov [a] (Russian: Антон Павлович Чехов [b], IPA: [ɐnˈton ˈpavləvʲɪtɕ ˈtɕexəf]; 29 January 1860 [c] – 15 July 1904 [d]) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer. His career as a playwright produced four classics, and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics.
Short stories by Guy de Maupassant Original Title Translated Title Originally Published Date published Pseudonym used Former Title; Un bandit corse "The Corsican bandit" Gil Blas: 5/25/1882 Maufrigneuse Une partie de campagne "A country excursion" Modern Life 04/02/1881 - 04/09/1881 Un coup d’État "A Coup d'État" Moonlight collection 10/1/1883
Short stories date back to oral storytelling traditions which originally produced epics such as the Ramayana, the Mahabharata, and Homer 's Iliad and Odyssey. Oral narratives were often told in the form of rhyming or rhythmic verse, often including recurring sections or, in the case of Homer, Homeric epithets. Such stylistic devices often acted ...
The first story to address the logical paradoxes inherent in the concept of time travel. 1892. Golf in the Year 2000. J. McCullough. A man falls asleep in 1892 and wakes up in the year 2000. Trains are supersonic, and golf and politics are the only activities not yet dominated by masculinized women.
Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare is a 1907 collection published by E. Nesbit with the intention of entertaining young readers and retelling William Shakespeare 's plays in a way they could be easily understood by younger readers. She also included a brief Shakespeare biography, a pronunciation guide to some of the more difficult names and a ...
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