The Harbrace Anthology of Short Fiction, Fifth Edition, continues its tradition of presenting a varied and diverse selection of short stories by male and female writers from around the world. This anthology provides material for an understanding of short fiction’s historical development, the variety of approaches to issues in short fiction, and the variety of cultural and gender issues this genre can explore. There are a number of thematic links between individual stories that enable instructors to customize to their course needs. This anthology is succinct, clearly presents information about the genre of short story, about authors and about relevant facts in the stories.

Introduction Nathaniel Hawthorne, “Young Goodman Brown” Edgar Allan Poe, “The Fall of the House of Usher” Herman Melville, “Bartleby, the Scrivener” Louisa May Alcott, “A Whisper in the Dark” Kate Chopin, “The Story of an Hour” Joseph Conrad, “An Outpost of Progress” Charlotte Perkins Gilman, “The Yellow Wallpaper” James Joyce, “Araby” Katherine Mansfield, “Bliss” Katherine Anne Porter, “Rope” William Faulkner, “A Rose for Emily” Ernest Hemingway, “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place” Eudora Welty, “Why I Live at the P.O.” Margaret Laurence, “The Loons” Timothy Findley, “War” Alice Munro, “Wild Swans” Austin C. Clarke, “The Motor Car” Carol Shields, “Hazel” Alistair MacLeod, “The Boat” Margaret Atwood, “The Resplendent Quetzal” Maria Campbell, “Joseph’s Justice” Thomas King, “Borders” Alice Walker, “Everyday Use” Stuart McLean, “On the Roof” Guy Vanderhaeghe, “Cages” Amy Tan, “Two Kinds” Rohinton Mistry, “Squatter” Shani Mootoo, “Out on Main Street” Jhumpa Lahiri, “When Mr. Pirzada Came to dine” Yasuko Thanh, “Floating Like the Dead” Craig Boyko, “OZY” Deborah Willis, “Vanishing” Glossary of Terms – Short Fiction Credits Index of Authors and Titles