Project Gutenberg 2008-11-10 Public domain in the USA. 282 Smith, Lewis Worthington 1866 1947 03011265 The Writing of the Short Story Produced by Jacqueline Jeremy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Writing of the Short Story" by Lewis Worthington Smith is a guidebook on narrative composition written in the early 20th century. This instructional text focuses on the art of crafting short stories, emphasizing the essential elements that contribute to a compelling narrative, such as character, incident, description, and mood. In this book, Smith explores the fundamental components of a successful short story, breaking down narrative forms and discussing the importance of plot and character development. He highlights how a coherent sequence of incidents can generate emotional engagement and how descriptions contribute to the overall atmosphere. Throughout, he encourages writers to consider the psychological connection between characters and readers while providing practical suggestions for improving their storytelling skills. Ultimately, Smith aims to equip aspiring writers with the tools necessary to create impactful short fiction that resonates with readers. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Short story PN Text Category: Short Stories Category: How To ... 123340 2025-10-11T08:09:59.104843 text/html 121099 2021-01-04T09:43:22 text/html 122134 2025-10-11T08:10:05.210761 application/epub+zip 121494 2025-10-11T08:10:02.031778 application/epub+zip 111432 2025-10-11T08:10:00.852774 application/epub+zip 272650 2025-10-11T08:10:07.408733 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 258482 2025-10-11T08:10:04.458785 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 216372 2022-09-12T13:25:05.244391 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 105219 2025-10-11T08:09:58.688797 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 105119 2021-01-04T09:43:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 105114 2021-01-04T09:43:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20719 2007-09-03T07:58:00 application/octet-stream 30253 2007-09-03T07:58:00 application/octet-stream 39053 2007-09-03T07:58:00 application/octet-stream 37995 2007-09-03T07:58:00 application/octet-stream 31823 2007-09-03T07:58:00 application/octet-stream 36072 2007-09-03T07:58:00 application/octet-stream 36569 2007-09-03T07:58:00 application/octet-stream 40880 2007-09-03T07:58:00 application/octet-stream 39706 2007-09-03T07:58:00 application/octet-stream 40496 2007-09-03T07:58:00 application/octet-stream 38119 2007-09-03T07:58:00 application/octet-stream 35291 2007-09-03T07:58:00 application/octet-stream 34238 2007-09-03T07:58:00 application/octet-stream 39480 2007-09-03T07:58:00 application/octet-stream 36298 2007-09-03T07:58:00 application/octet-stream 38112 2007-09-03T07:58:00 application/octet-stream 38308 2007-09-03T07:58:00 application/octet-stream 37381 2007-09-03T07:58:00 application/octet-stream 38184 2007-09-03T07:58:00 application/octet-stream 38103 2007-09-03T07:58:00 application/octet-stream 37947 2007-09-03T07:58:00 application/octet-stream 37058 2007-09-03T07:58:00 application/octet-stream 37503 2007-09-03T07:58:00 application/octet-stream 37631 2007-09-03T07:58:00 application/octet-stream 37998 2007-09-03T07:58:00 application/octet-stream 33658 2007-09-03T07:58:00 application/octet-stream 37637 2007-09-03T07:58:00 application/octet-stream 31761 2007-09-03T07:58:00 application/octet-stream 31162 2007-09-03T07:58:00 application/octet-stream 34116 2007-09-03T07:58:00 application/octet-stream 35600 2007-09-03T07:58:00 application/octet-stream 38634 2007-09-03T07:58:00 application/octet-stream 34976 2007-09-03T07:58:00 application/octet-stream 34834 2007-09-03T07:58:00 application/octet-stream 37043 2007-09-03T07:58:00 application/octet-stream 33240 2007-09-03T07:58:00 application/octet-stream 12102 2007-09-03T07:58:00 application/octet-stream 38150 2007-09-03T07:58:00 application/octet-stream 38368 2007-09-03T07:58:00 application/octet-stream 39275 2007-09-03T07:58:00 application/octet-stream 41531 2007-09-03T07:58:00 application/octet-stream 40304 2007-09-03T07:58:00 application/octet-stream 41210 2007-09-03T07:58:00 application/octet-stream 53406 2025-10-11T08:10:07.570741 application/rdf+xml 15598 2025-10-11T08:10:01.355800 image/jpeg 3935 2025-10-11T08:10:01.102764 image/jpeg 39102 2021-01-04T09:43:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 41572 2021-01-04T09:43:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 39073 2021-01-04T09:43:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 118283 2025-10-11T08:09:59.115778 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog