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464 pages • first pub 1952 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780812415636
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Perfection Learning
Publication date: 01 August 1983
Description
"50 Great Short Stories" is a comprehensive selection from the world's finest short fiction. The authors represented range from Hawthorne, Maupassant, and Poe, through Henry James, Conrad, Aldous Huxley, and James Joyce, to Hemingway, Katherine An...
Community Reviews Summary of 179 reviews
Moods
reflective 54%
challenging 45%
emotional 36%
funny 36%
mysterious 27%
sad 27%
inspiring 18%
lighthearted 18%
relaxing 18%
tense 18%
dark 9%
hopeful 9%
informative 9%
Pace
slow 35%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 85% | N/A: 14%Strong character development?
No: 37% | N/A: 37% | It's complicated: 25%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | N/A: 37% | No: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
N/A: 37% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 25% | No: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
N/A: 37% | Yes: 37% | It's complicated: 25%Average rating
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464 pages • first pub 1952 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780812415636
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Perfection Learning
Publication date: 01 August 1983
Description
"50 Great Short Stories" is a comprehensive selection from the world's finest short fiction. The authors represented range from Hawthorne, Maupassant, and Poe, through Henry James, Conrad, Aldous Huxley, and James Joyce, to Hemingway, Katherine An...
Community Reviews Summary of 179 reviews
Moods
reflective 54%
challenging 45%
emotional 36%
funny 36%
mysterious 27%
sad 27%
inspiring 18%
lighthearted 18%
relaxing 18%
tense 18%
dark 9%
hopeful 9%
informative 9%
Pace
slow 35%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 85% | N/A: 14%Strong character development?
No: 37% | N/A: 37% | It's complicated: 25%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | N/A: 37% | No: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
N/A: 37% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 25% | No: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
N/A: 37% | Yes: 37% | It's complicated: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.