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British short fiction in the early nineteenth century : the rise of the tale /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Killick, Tim
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2008]
Subjects:
Short stories, English > History and criticism.
English fiction > 19th century > History and criticism.
Short story.
Literary form > History > 19th century.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Overview : short fiction in the early nineteenth century
  • Washington Irving : Geoffrey Crayon and the market for short fiction
  • Improving stories : women writers, morality, and short fiction
  • Regionalism and folklore : local stories and traditional forms
  • Conclusion : short fiction in the 1830s.