Project Gutenberg 2007-06-29 Public domain in the USA. 791 Atkinson, William Patterson 1869 1943 Harte, Bret 1836 1902 Harte, Francis Bret Hawthorne, Nathaniel 1804 1864 Irving, Washington 1783 1859 Crayon, Geoffrey Kipling, Rudyard 1865 1936 Kipling, R. (Rudyard) Kipling, Joseph Rudyard Poe, Edgar Allan 1809 1849 Poe, Edgar Allen Stevenson, Robert Louis 1850 1894 Stevenson, R. L. (Robert Louis) 16020255 The Short-story Boston; $a New York; $a Chicago : $b Allyn and Bacon, $c 1916 Irving: Rip Van Winkle (1820) Poe: The Gold Bug (1842); The Purloined Letter (1845) Hawthorne: Howe's Masquerade (1838); The Birthmark (1843) Harte: The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1869) Stevenson: The Sire de Malétroit's Door (1878); Markheim (1885) Kipling: Wee Willie Winkie (1888). Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Short-story" by W. Patterson Atkinson is a collection of critical essays and representative tales, likely written in the early 20th century. This work serves both as an analytical guide on the art and evolution of the short story as a literary form and a curated anthology of notable examples from various American authors. Included within are stories from Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and others, each illustrating the richness and diversity of the short story genre, while also offering insight into the techniques and structures that define it. At the start of the book, Atkinson discusses the historical development of storytelling and its importance across cultures and time periods, leading to the establishment of the short story as a distinct literary form. He reflects on the contributions of major American writers, emphasizing how they shaped the genre through their unique narratives, thematic explorations, and increasingly sophisticated techniques. This introductory section sets the stage for a deeper understanding of the selected stories, blending literary analysis with character and plot development in a way that appeals to both scholars and casual readers alike. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.9 (8th & 9th grade). 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