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Modern Short Stories: A Book for High Schools
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Law, Frederick Houk, 1871-1957
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : multiple file formats
- Place of Publication:
- Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,
- Summary:
- "Modern Short Stories: A Book for High Schools" by Frederick Houk Law et al. is a collection of contemporary short stories curated specifically for high school students, likely written in the early 20th century. The compilation aims to engage students with modern themes and authors, contrasting with older literature that often dominates school curricula. The editor emphasizes the importance of short stories as a vital component of literary education, fostering an appreciation for concise storytelling and diverse narrative forms. The opening of the anthology presents a preface that outlines the rationale for creating the collection, discussing the commonality and relevance of short stories in modern society. Law argues that these narratives are more appealing to high school students than lengthy novels, advocating for a curriculum that incorporates dynamic, contemporary stories to better prepare students for their post-school reading lives. He emphasizes the necessity for educators to guide students in their literary journey, promoting a thoughtful approach to reading and understanding the short story form. Additionally, the introduction sets the stage for the stories to follow, highlighting their modernity and potential for inspiration and discussion. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
- Contents:
- Preface
- Introduction
- The adventures of Simon and Susanna / Joel Chandler Harris
- The crow-child / Mary Mapes Dodge
- The soul of the great bell / Lafcadio Hearn
- The ten trails / Ernest Thompson Seton
- Where love is, there God is also / Count Leo Tolstoi
- Wood-ladies / Perceval Gibbon
- On the fever ship / Richard Harding Davis
- A source of irritation / Stacy Aumonier
- Moti Guj: Mutineer / Rudyard Kipling
- Gulliver the great / Walter A. Dyer
- Sonny's schoolin' / Ruth McEnery Stuart
- Her first horse show / David Gray
- My husband's book / James Matthew Barrie
- War / Jack London
- The battle of the monsters / Morgan Robertson
- A dilemma / S. Weir Mitchell
- The Red-headed League / A. Conan Doyle
- One hundred in the dark / Owen Johnson
- A retrieved reformation / O. Henry
- Brother Leo / Phyllis Bottome
- A fight with death / Ian Maclaren
- The Dàn-nan-Ròn / Fiona Macleod.
- Credits:
- Produced by deaurider, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
- Notes:
- Reading ease score: 80.5 (6th grade). Easy to read.
- Release date is 2020-08-16
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