Summary
Encyclopedia of the British Short Story, Second Edition, a comprehensive reference to short fiction from Great Britain, Ireland, and the British Commonwealth, features some of the most popular writers and works. With more than 450 entries, this updated A-to-Z guide explores the literary contributions of such writers as Joseph Conrad, James Joyce, D.H. Lawrence, Rudyard Kipling, Oscar Wilde, Katherine Mansfield, Martin Amis, and many others.
Coverage includes:
- Major short stories and novellas, including Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, James Joyce’s "The Dead," Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s "A Scandal in Bohemia," Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and Salman Rushdie’s "The Prophet’s Hair"
- Writers, including those born within Great Britain and Ireland and those born in British Commonwealth countries who lived in Great Britain or heavily influenced the British short story
- Important collections of short stories, including Rudyard Kipling’s “Jungle” stories, Angela Carter’s The Bloody Chamber, and Hanif Kureishi’s Intimacy
- Important concepts and movements in British short fiction, including detective fiction, science fiction, and class.
About the Author(s)
Andrew Maunder is Principal Lecturer at the University of Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom. He has edited a number of literary texts and critical works, including Sensationalism and the Sensation Debate: An Anthology and Victorian Crime, Madness and Sensation: Interdisciplinary Essays. He received his Ph.D. in English from the University of Nottingham.