LibGuides: Short Story Criticism: Overviews / Summaries

Overviews & Summaries: Print Sources

Masterplots II: Short Story Series by Charles May, ed.
Call Number: REF PN3326 .M27 2004
ISBN: 1587651408
Includes plot summary, themes, techniques,. Arranged alphabetically by title of story.
Available at the Pensacola and Milton Campus libraries.
The Facts on File Companion to the American Short Story by Abby H. P. Werlock (Editor)
ISBN: 0816031649
Publication Date: 2000-02-01
Short Stories for Students
Call Number: REF PN3373 .S3844
ISBN: 0787642665
In-depth analyses of short fiction, including themes, style, literary techniques, excerpts from published critical essays, and more. Cumulative author/title index in most recent volume.
Available at the Pensacola and Milton Campus libraries.

Bloom's Literature (Infobase Publishing) This link opens in a new window
Focuses on core authors and works most studied in the college literary curriculum.
LitFinder (Gale) This link opens in a new window
Provides access to literary works and authors throughout history and includes more than 150,000 full-text poems, as well as short stories, speeches, and plays. The database also includes secondary materials like biographies and images.

Short Stories for Students is available online through the library catalog from Gale eBooks.

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