The Cambridge History of the English Short Story is the first comprehensive volume to capture the literary history of the English short story. Charting the orig

The short story has become an increasingly important genre since the mid-nineteenth century. Complementing The Cambridge Introduction to the American Short Stor

The short story has become an increasingly important genre since the mid-nineteenth century. Complementing The Cambridge Introduction to the American Short Stor

This Companion provides an accessible overview of the contexts, periods, and subgenres of English-language short fiction outside of North America.

Though the short story is often regarded as central to the Irish canon, this text was the first comprehensive study of the genre for many years. Heather Ingman