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The Elements of the Short Story

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  • 1915 first published
  • 296 pages
  • 2 editions
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Published in 1915, The Elements of the Short Story is a gothic fiction and horror story collection by Edward Everett Hale, Jr., Washington Irving and Nathaniel Hawthorne. Characters include Roderick Usher, Madeline Usher and Ethelred. It deals with burial vaults, Catalepsy, dragons and hermitages.

At about 296 pages, most readers finish it in 5–6 hours.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Characters

Subjects

  • American Short stories
  • Short story
  • American Horror tales
  • Burial vaults
  • Catalepsy
  • Dragons
  • Gothic fiction
  • Hermitages
  • Heroic romances
  • Horror
  • Horror tales
  • Hysteria
  • Knights
  • Maces
  • Psychogenic death
  • Tarns

Quick answers

Who wrote The Elements of the Short Story?

The Elements of the Short Story was written by Edward Everett Hale, Jr., Washington Irving and Nathaniel Hawthorne and first published in 1915.

What genre is The Elements of the Short Story?

It is usually shelved as Gothic Fiction, Horror and Dragon Fiction.

How long is The Elements of the Short Story?

The median edition has 296 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Elements of the Short Story?

Readers who like it often enjoy Short Stories, Short stories , Enlarged Edition and The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe - Tales - Volume I.

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