<p>This is a chronologically organized anthology of short stories analysing the genre from two points of reference: the story as an art form, and the story as an event in cultural change. A broad array of super selections is combined with an excellent survey of the development of the genre, an introduction to fiction techniques, biographical, and critical material. The selections include samples of the genre in its various stages of development, from pre-story forms (myth, legend, parable, allegory, fable) to conventional stories, and on the experimental and avante-garde forms. Short introductions precede the work of all writers, combining biographical information with a critical assessment of their role in the development of the short story. Almost 40 per cent of the material from the previous edition is new or reorganized, and the introduction is rewritten to make itself more accessible to the 'average' student.</p>

The Short Story: An Introduction

Literature & Fiction

Stone,Wilfred

Packer,Nancy

Hoopes,Robert

History & Criticism

McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages

Jane Carroll is a pleasure-seeking, self-centered young woman until her much-loved father, Bart, is murdered. Jane discovers that two "funny little pictures" are missing from Bart's souvenir cabinet. Jane had always thought that they were just cheap souvenirs so the fact that they were suddenly missing was puzzling. When she discovers two letters apparently hidden by Bart the mystery deepens. One letter was from Athens, written in a strange language, and signed "Zajmi," and the other was a receipt for twenty-five thousand dollars from Herod's Alcazar in Las Vegas and signed by someone named Jack Drummond. Jane realizes that her father had many secrets and regrets that she had no idea what he had been up to in the last days of his life. Against the advice of her family lawyer and friends, Jane sets out for Las Vegas to find her father's killer. Pursuing the killer, Jane discovers that her father had a mysterious past that included a spy mission that ended in disaster over Albania. Bart was hidden by the locals and grew to care for the Albanian people. He was part of an effort to save rare Albanian art from the occupying forces. The missing "funny little pictures" are the key to solving the mystery of Bart's death and finding a vicious killer who is likely to kill again.

Funny Little Pictures

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

HILLIARD & HARRIS

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