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The Short Story

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  • 1987 first published
  • 464 pages
  • 2 editions
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Published in 1987, The Short Story is a demon fiction and horror novel by Beverly Lawn, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edgar Allan Poe. The story is set in New England and Salem Village, in the 1600s. It features Goodman Brown, Faith Brown and Goody Cloyse. It deals with Satanism, puritans, Catechism and Devil.

16 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list.

At about 464 pages, most readers finish it in 8–9 hours.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Characters

Subjects

  • Satanism
  • Short story
  • Puritans
  • Catechism
  • Devil
  • Children's fiction
  • Boys
  • Young men
  • Copyists
  • Classic literature
  • Psychology
  • Securities industry
  • History and criticism
  • Freedom
  • Selfhood
  • Self-fulfilment

Quick answers

Who wrote The Short Story?

The Short Story was written by Beverly Lawn, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1987.

What genre is The Short Story?

It is usually shelved as Demons & Devils, Horror and Circus & Carnival.

How long is The Short Story?

The median edition has 464 pages, about 8–9 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Short Story?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Harbrace Anthology of Short Fiction -- Fourth Edition, Literature, The Human Experience, Reading and Writing--Shorter Ninth Edition and The Penguin Book of American Short Stories.

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