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Definition of Short story

1. Noun. A prose narrative shorter than a novel.

Definition of Short story

1. Noun. A work of fiction that is shorter than a novel. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Short Story

Literary usage of Short story

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Bookman (1897)
"HOW TO WRITE A short story. A SYMPOSIUM. I. BY ROBERT BARR, ... I think a rightly constructed short story should always allow the reader's imagination to ..."

2. The English Journal by National Council of Teachers of English (1919)
"The purpose was to present the technique of the short- story inductively. ... As these were read a study of the elements of short-story technique was drawn ..."

3. Winthrop's Journal, "History of New England," 1630-1649 by John Winthrop, James Kendall Hosmer (1908)
"1 [THE reference in the last sentence is to the short story of the Rise, ... Although Savage maintained to the day of his death that the short story was the ..."

4. Modern Short-stories by Margaret Ashmun (1914)
"II THE TECHNIQUE OF THE SHORT-STORY The distinguishing features of the short-story are its brevity and its concentration. In length, it usually runs from ..."

5. Library of Southern Literature by John Calvin Metcalf (1913)
"me (short story) Edwards IV 1503 Tail (short story) Harris V 2125 How Mr. Rabbit Was Too Smart for Mr. Fox (short story) Harris V 2123 How Red Bird Won His ..."

6. A Study of the Types of Literature by Mabel Irene Rich (1921)
"(11) The end of a short-story is in keeping with its beginning. ... (12) The short-story usually follows the same unities that are emphasized in the classic ..."

7. The Cambridge History of American Literature by William Peterfield Trent (1918)
"CHAPTER VI The short story period between the Civil War in America and the outbreak ... The modern short story is only the t fashion in story telling—short ..."

8. A Study of the Types of Literature by Mabel Irene Rich (1921)
"(11) The end of a short-story is in keeping with its beginning. ... (12) The short-story usually follows the same unities that are emphasized in the classic ..."

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