Fiction 100: An Anthology of Short Fiction - Softcover

Pickering, James H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0131731343 ISBN 13: 9780131731349

Publisher: Pearson, 2006

Synopsis

For Introduction to the Short Story, Introduction to Fiction, and Creative Writing: Fiction.

A collection of carefully chosen, interesting stories with literary merit, the best-selling text-anthology Fiction 100 continues to offer instructors the flexibility to organize their courses in a format that best suits their pedagogical needs. Intended to ignite students' curiosity, imagination, and intelligence, these selections represent a wide variety of subject matter, theme, literary technique, and style. International in scope, it illustrates the development of short fiction from the early 19th century to the present day, and features 131 traditional and contemporary works organized alphabetically by author.

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From the Back Cover:

Intended to ignite students'curiosity, imagination, and intelligence, the stories included in the Ninth Edition of FICTION 100 represents a wide variety of subject matter, theme, literary technique, and style. International in scope, FICTION 100 illustrates the development of short fiction from the early 19th Century to the present day, and features both traditional and contemporary works. Alphabetically organized by author, the Ninth Edition is one of the largest anthologies of its kind, with 129 short stories, 20 of which are new.

Also new to this edition is the addition of an Online study resource―The COMPANION WEBSITE™ www.prenhall.com/pickering This site is a comprehensive resource that is organized alphabetically by the author's last name and features a variety of learning and teaching modules:

• Reference Modules contain Web Destinations and Net Search options that provide the opportunity to expand upon information presented in the text.
• Study Guide Modules contain a variety of exercises and features designed to help students with self-study. These modules include:
  • ―Essay questions
  • ―Multiple choices
  • ―A built-in e-mail routing option that gives students the ability to forward essay responses and graded quizzes to their instructors
• Communication Modules that include tools such as Live Chat and Message Board to facilitate online collaboration and communication
• A "Living timeline" for literature that gives students' perspectives on historical, political, and cultural information.

The COMPANION WEBSITE™ makes integrating the Internet into your course exciting and easy.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0131731343
• ISBN 13: 9780131731349
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 1456