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The creation and study of the short story as a medium began to emerge as an academic discipline due to Blanche Colton Williams' "groundbreaking work on structure and analysis of the short story" [25]: 128 and her publication of A Handbook on Short Story Writing (1917), described as "the first practical aid to growing young writers that was put ...
"A Descent into the Maelström" is an 1841 short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. In the tale, a man recounts how he survived a shipwreck and a whirlpool . It has been grouped with Poe's tales of ratiocination and also labeled an early form of science fiction .
James Arthur Anderson describes "Cookie Jar" as "more literary than King's other fiction" and "an excellent story". [4] Stephen J. Spignesi notes that Cookie Jar" shares a similar framing device as Blockade Billy and The Green Mile, with "a retired senior citizen recounting an epic story from his past". [2]
A film adaptation of the short story "A Good Man Is Hard to Find", entitled Black Hearts Bleed Red, was made in 1992 by New York filmmaker Jeri Cain Rossi. The film stars noted New York artist Joe Coleman , [ 27 ] but according to reviewers the film does not depict the story well.
As a sentimental story with a moral lesson about gift-giving, it has been popular for adaptation, especially for presentation at Christmas time. The plot and its twist ending are well known; the ending is generally considered an example of cosmic irony. [2] The story was allegedly written at Pete's Tavern [3] on Irving Place in New York City.
The story begins by introducing an alluring woman, whose entrance into the room is marked by every one of its occupants. The narrator goes on to describe the event as a chess tournament, where the lady is a new participant, and he himself was the Chess Club's new captain.
A Story") is a short story by American writer Charlotte Perkins Gilman, first published in January 1892 in The New England Magazine. [1] It is regarded as an important early work of American feminist literature for its illustration of the attitudes towards mental and physical health of women in the 19th century.
The story shows the sickening nature of poverty. "A Piece of Steak" was written at the height of the Naturalist writing movement, which sought to capture the trials of humanity in the face of Social Darwinism. Among other topics, the story deals with the issue of aging and the inevitability of decline toward an eventual death.