Fiction : A Pocket Anthology

A perfect alternative to massive fiction anthologies, this brief, affordable collection of 44 short stories from the past three centuries provides a concise yet comprehensive introduction to the study of fiction.  Chronologically organized, the anthology includes classic tales from 19^th century authors like Hawthorne, Poe, Jewett, and de Maupassant; 20^th century gems by Hawthorne, Irving, Poe, Cather, Hurston, Faulkner, O’Connor, and Richard Wright, among others; and admired stories from contemporary authors like Alice Walker, Jamaica Kincaid, Sherman Alexie, and Jhumpa Lahiri–reflecting a diverse range of writers and styles.

A perfect alternative to massive fiction anthologies, this brief, affordable collection of 44 short stories from the past three centuries provides a concise yet comprehensive introduction to the study of fiction.

In keeping with the objectives of the Penguin Academics series, Fiction: A Pocket Anthology offers a range of widely admired stories from 19^th, 20^th and 21^st century authors in a quality trade-format book at an affordable price.  The sixth edition features new stories by classic authors including Washington Irving ("Rip Van Winkle"), Edgar Allen Poe ("The Cask of Amontillado"), and Eudora Welty ("A Memory"), as well as contemporary masters like Jhumpa Lahiri, Helen Simpson, and Tobias Wolff.