The short-story differs essentially from all the longer forms of fiction because its brevity forces the writer to confine himself to a single one of the three elements which the author of a novel may combine at his pleasure. These three elements are the plot, the characters, and the setting.
The Oxford Book of American Essays (1914) Thirty-two essays on topics literary, political and humorous spanning over a century of this form’s development in America.
The Short-Story (1907) Thenty-three classic short stories from the Middle Ages to the beginning of the twentieth century.
ARTICLE IN BOOK
Writers of Familiar Verse. From Volume XVI, Chapter XXIII of the Cambridge History of English and American Literature.
WRITING ABOUT MATTHEWS
“Brander Matthews.” From Volume XVII, Chapter XVIII of the Cambridge History of English and American Literature.