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Title: Modern Short Stories: A Book for High Schools

Note: Reading ease score: 80.5 (6th grade). Easy to read.

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.

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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.)

Contributor: Aumonier, Stacy, 1887-1928

Contributor: Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew), 1860-1937

Contributor: Bottome, Phyllis, 1882-1963

Contributor: Davis, Richard Harding, 1864-1916

Contributor: Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905

Contributor: Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930

Contributor: Dyer, Walter A. (Walter Alden), 1878-1943

Contributor: Gibbon, Perceval, 1879-1926

Contributor: Gray, David, 1870-1968

Contributor: Harris, Joel Chandler, 1848-1908

Contributor: Hearn, Lafcadio, 1850-1904

Contributor: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Contributor: Johnson, Owen, 1878-1952

Contributor: Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936

Contributor: London, Jack, 1876-1916

Contributor: Maclaren, Ian, 1850-1907

Contributor: Mitchell, S. Weir (Silas Weir), 1829-1914

Contributor: Robertson, Morgan, 1861-1915

Contributor: Seton, Ernest Thompson, 1860-1946

Contributor: Sharp, William, 1855-1905

Contributor: Stuart, Ruth McEnery, 1856-1917

Contributor: Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910

Editor: Law, Frederick Houk, 1871-1957

Illustrator: Benda, Wladyslaw T. (Wladyslaw Theodore), 1873-1948

Illustrator: Fogarty, Thomas, 1873-1938

Illustrator: Kemble, E. W. (Edward Windsor), 1861-1933

EBook No.: 62942

Published: Aug 16, 2020

Downloads: 511

Language: English

Subject: Fiction

Subject: Short stories

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Literature: General, Criticism, Collections

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Title: Modern Short Stories: A Book for High Schools

Note: Reading ease score: 80.5 (6th grade). Easy to read.

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)

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.)

Contributor: Aumonier, Stacy, 1887-1928

Contributor: Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew), 1860-1937

Contributor: Bottome, Phyllis, 1882-1963

Contributor: Davis, Richard Harding, 1864-1916

Contributor: Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905

Contributor: Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930

Contributor: Dyer, Walter A. (Walter Alden), 1878-1943

Contributor: Gibbon, Perceval, 1879-1926

Contributor: Gray, David, 1870-1968

Contributor: Harris, Joel Chandler, 1848-1908

Contributor: Hearn, Lafcadio, 1850-1904

Contributor: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Contributor: Johnson, Owen, 1878-1952

Contributor: Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936

Contributor: London, Jack, 1876-1916

Contributor: Maclaren, Ian, 1850-1907

Contributor: Mitchell, S. Weir (Silas Weir), 1829-1914

Contributor: Robertson, Morgan, 1861-1915

Contributor: Seton, Ernest Thompson, 1860-1946

Contributor: Sharp, William, 1855-1905

Contributor: Stuart, Ruth McEnery, 1856-1917

Contributor: Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910

Editor: Law, Frederick Houk, 1871-1957

Illustrator: Benda, Wladyslaw T. (Wladyslaw Theodore), 1873-1948

Illustrator: Fogarty, Thomas, 1873-1938

Illustrator: Kemble, E. W. (Edward Windsor), 1861-1933

EBook No.: 62942

Published: Aug 16, 2020

Downloads: 511

Language: English

Subject: Fiction

Subject: Short stories

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Literature: General, Criticism, Collections

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.