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  2. The Lottery - Wikipedia

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    Publication date. June 26, 1948. " The Lottery " is a short story by Shirley Jackson that was first published in The New Yorker on June 26, 1948. [a] 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.

  3. List of works by Rabindranath Tagore - Wikipedia

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    Stories from Tagore. Includes 10 stories: The Cabuliwallah, The Home-Coming, Once there was a King, The Child's Return, Master Mashai, Subha, The Postmaster, The Castaway, The Son of Rashmani, The Babus of Nayanjore. [ Stories 4 ] Short Stories.

  4. Works of Rabindranath Tagore - Wikipedia

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    Tagore's house in Shelaidaha, Bangladesh. The works of Rabindranath Tagore consist of poems, novels, short stories, dramas, paintings, drawings, and music that Bengali poet and Brahmo philosopher Rabindranath Tagore created over his lifetime. Tagore's literary reputation is disproportionately influenced by regard for his poetry; however, he ...

  5. List of works by W. Somerset Maugham - Wikipedia

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    Short story collection by Maugham, screen adaptation by Maugham, R.C. Sherriff and Noel Langley. [44] Encore. 1951. Heinemann. Short story collection by Maugham, screen adaptation by Maugham, T.E.B Clarke, Arthur Macrae and Eric Ambler.

  6. A Good Man Is Hard to Find (short story) - Wikipedia

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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".

  7. W. Somerset Maugham - Wikipedia

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    W. Somerset Maugham. William Somerset Maugham[ n 2 ] CH (/ mɔːm / MAWM; 25 January 1874 – 16 December 1965) [ n 1 ] was an English writer, known for his plays, novels and short stories. Born in Paris, where he spent his first ten years, Maugham was schooled in England and went to a German university. He became a medical student in London ...

  8. Short story - Wikipedia

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    The short story is a crafted form in its own right. Short stories make use of plot, resonance and other dynamic components as in a novel, but typically to a lesser degree. While the short story is largely distinct from the novel or novella/short novel, authors generally draw from a common pool of literary techniques. [citation needed]

  9. Susan Glaspell - Wikipedia

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    First known for her short stories (fifty were published), Glaspell also wrote nine novels, fifteen plays, and a biography. [3] Often set in her native Midwest , these semi-autobiographical tales typically explore contemporary social issues, such as gender, ethics, and dissent, while featuring deep, sympathetic characters who make principled stands.