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Early examples of short stories were published separately between 1790 and 1810, but the first true collections of short stories appeared between 1810 and 1830 in several countries. [ 17 ] The first short stories in the United Kingdom were gothic tales like Richard Cumberland 's "remarkable narrative", "The Poisoner of Montremos" (1791). [ 18 ]
The Best American Short Stories is a yearly anthology that's part of The Best American Series published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.Since 1915, the BASS has anthologized more than 2,000 short stories, [1] including works by some of the most famous writers in contemporary American literature.
Epic poem – a lengthy story of heroic exploits in the form of a poem. Essay - a short literary composition that reflects the author's outlook or point; Fable – a didactic story, often using animal characters who behave like people. Fantasy – a story about characters that may not be realistic and about events that could not really happen.
Coventry (short story) Robert A. Heinlein: Analog Science Fiction: 1940 Critical Factor: Hal Clement: Star Science Fiction Stories No.2: 1953 Critical Mass (Arthur C. Clarke short story) Arthur C. Clarke: Lilliput: 1949 Crouch End (short story) Stephen King: Cthulhu Mythos anthology: 1980 Crusade (short story) Arthur C. Clarke: The Wind from ...
Into the Widening World, a collection of 26 short fictional coming-of-age stories by 26 notable authors (published 1995) Harry Potter, by J.K. Rowling (1997–2007) The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky (1999) Alex Rider, by Anthony Horowitz (2000–till date) The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, by Ann Brashares (2001)
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.
This is a partial list of works that use metafictional ideas. Metafiction is intentional allusion or reference to a work's fictional nature. It is commonly used for humorous or parodic effect, and has appeared in a wide range of mediums, including writing, film, theatre, and video gaming.
The Mahabharata, the world's longest epic poem, many of whose stories deal with the lives of Indian mythological characters, most notably Krishna; Nasreddin (1208-1285) is a character in the folklore of the Muslim world from the Balkans to China, and a hero of humorous short stories and satirical anecdotes. [1]