The Short-Story: Specimens Illustrating Its Development

By Brander Matthews

Book Overview

The Short-Story: Specimens Illustrating Its Development is a book written by Brander Matthews that provides a comprehensive overview of the development of the short story as a literary genre. The book contains a collection of short stories from various authors, including Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Mark Twain, and Ernest Hemingway, among others. Matthews provides an introduction to each story, discussing the author's style, themes, and techniques. The book is divided into sections that cover the early beginnings of the short story, its growth and development in the 19th century, and its modern form in the 20th century. The Short-Story: Specimens Illustrating Its Development is a valuable resource for students and scholars of literature, as well as anyone interested in the history and evolution of the short story as a literary form.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1163245399
• ISBN13: 9781163245392
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"