British short fiction in the early nineteenth century : the rise of the tale / Tim Killick.

Author/creator Killick, Tim
Format Book
Publication InfoAldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2008.
Description193 pages ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction -- Overview : short fiction in the early nineteenth century -- Washington Irving : Geoffrey Crayon and the market for short fiction -- Improving stories : women writers, morality, and short fiction -- Regionalism and folklore : local stories and traditional forms -- Conclusion : short fiction in the 1830s.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [165]-187) and index.
LCCN 2007052226
ISBN9780754664130 (alk. paper)
ISBN0754664139 (alk. paper)