Bibliomania
Bibliomania: Louise
The full-text of Somerset Maugham's short story Louise as well as commentary.
Fantastic Fiction
Fantastic Fiction: Robert Silverberg: Detailed Bibliography and Awards
This site provides brief biographical information regarding Robert Silverberg and a chronological listing of his works. Click on the year to view information about that year. Includes brief descriptions of each work.
The Best Notes
The Best Notes: The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
This is a complete online study guide/notes for the short story collection The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis.
The Best Notes
The Best Notes: Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury
This is a complete online study guide/notes for the short story collection Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis.
abcteach
Abcteach: Fictional Reading Comprehension Grades 4 6
[Free Registration/Login Required] Here is a great resource for teachers to check reading comprehension of students. Choose from several short stories complete with their own comprehension question sheets.
CommonLit
Common Lit: "The First Flag" by Barbara Radner
The folk tale that a woman named Betsy Ross was the creator is still popular among Americans. In this short story, the possible events of Betsy Ross' creation of the first American flag are narrated from the perspective of a fellow...
CommonLit
Common Lit: All Saints' Day at Night
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
BBC
Bbc Bitesize: Higher English
This site provides information about characters, plot, and setting of several different pieces of literature. It offers links to activities and tests on topic such as analysis and evaluation, creation and production, drama, novels, and...
Fantastic Fiction
Fantastic Fiction: w.w. Jacobs: Detailed Bibliography
This site provides bibliographies of science fiction writers, and found here is a thorough bibliography of works by W.W. Jacobs, including novels and short stories.
Fantastic Fiction
Fantastic Fiction: Stephen King: Detailed Bibliography and Awards
This bibliography includes not only Stephen King's novels and short stories, but chapter books, collections, nonfiction, anthologies containing his stories, awards and nominations, as well as secondary literature about his work. Click on...
Caro Clarke
Rewriting
This is the 17th article in a series that helps the new fiction author with the final step--revision.
Other
Los Siete Poderes
Delve into 14 chapters of the captivating story of the "Seven Powers," and see how it all ends in the final combat. This site was created with the reader in mind because of its excellent font selection.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Author: Fyodor Sologub
This site provides links to the complete texts of the Russian author Fyodor Sologub's novel The Created Legend and his short story "Hide and Seek."
Other
Read Print Publishing: Full Text Literature
Full text and free online versions of plays, essays, fiction, nonfiction, poetry and short stories. Search by favorite author or title and immediately find your text of choice.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Gothic Undercurrents: Edgar Allan Poe
This biography features Edgar Allan Poe who introduced the genre of horror and mystery to literature in the nineteenth century with stories such as "The Raven."
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "The Bells of San Gabriel" by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
This is the text of the short story "The Bells of San Gabriel" by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton, a historical fiction short story.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: A Young Turkish Catastrophe by H. H. Munro
"Women have no souls and no intelligence; why on earth should they have votes?", so begins the short story "A Young Turkish Catastrophe". This story centers around the debate of women voting. Read the full text of this H.H. Munro short...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Yarkand Manner by H. H. Munro
H.H. Munro, also known as Saki, was a British writer known for his short stories. Read "The Yarkand Manner" short story as an example of his writing style.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "The White Ship" by h.p. Lovecraft
Read the full text of the short story "The White Ship" by science fiction and horror writer H.P. Lovecraft.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Tree
Read the short story "The Tree" by American horror fiction writer H.P. Lovecraft.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Vision of Tom Chuff
Read the full text of the short story "The Vision of Tom Chuff" by supernatural fiction writer Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu.
University of Oregon
Pizzaz, Creative Writing & Storytelling: Creative Writing via Basket Stories
This PIZZAZ (People Interested in Zippy and ZAny Zcribbling) lesson plan will engage students in creative writing about items found in a basket. Examples of creative writing are provided. Examples of springboard ideas are included.
Other
Imaginary Evidence: The Historical Fiction of Alice Munro
An examination of Alice Munro's "A Wilderness Station," an example of Munro's use of "the imprecision of history to create a literature of history."
CommonLit
Common Lit: "The Bet" by Anton Chekhov
A learning module that begins with "The Bet" by Anton Chekhov, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher and student...