About the Author ANN CHARTERS (Ph.D., Columbia University) is a professor of English at the University of Connecticut and has taught courses in the short story for over thirty years. A preeminent authority on the Beat writers, Charters has written a critically acclaimed biography of Jack Kerouac; compiled Beats & Company, a collection of her own photographs of Beat writers; and edited the best-selling Portable Beat Reader. Her recent books include The Kerouac Reader, Selected Letters of Jack Kerouac, 1957-1969, Beat Down to Your Soul, and The Portable Sixties Reader. Her other textbooks with Bedford/St. Martin's include Literature and Its Writers, co-edited with Samuel Charters, and The American Short Story and Its Writer. Read more
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Condensed Version of the Original Text
I mistakenly bought this text for my class at Villanova. Later, I spoke to my prof and he told me to get the original text. Unfortunately, this meant returning the text to Amazon and shelling out money to the college bookstore on campus. Used text was $50 and new text was $60. I got a slightly used text. Don't be fooled into getting this copy. I was and had to deal with the whole process of an Amazon return. Check the ISBN number and with your professor. I noticed that my class syllabus had around 1/2 of short stories not in the condensed version. If there was a link to the actual text, then I could write good things about it. Unfortunately, this text is abridged and not much good to say about except its lighter weight. The problem is that it's missing some of the crucial stories that my professor had planned us to read later in the semester.
D**K
Trying to save college money by getting older edition
We bought this older edition for my daughter's community college English course. It seems to be equally useful for about 1/10th the price of a newer edition.
C**O
Wonderful Compilation Of Short Stories
Wow! So many great short stories! Many items that I enjoyed while in college and also I was able to discuss with my high school children. Very good choice of literature that brings questions and deep thought to the reader.
M**Z
Worth The Buy. :)
The book looks brand new ! Beautifully written short stories! Definitely one of my favorite books I've purchased so far this year. :)
C**R
Not really about a story and its writer
It was for a required English class in college. Did it reignite that passion I used to have for writing? No... unfortunately, but it did have some interesting pointers.
R**N
Five Stars
A great reference for short story writers. I highly recommend it.
J**R
AMAZING
Tons of great writing, interesting bios that can make it a lot easier to understand the more subtle aspects to the stories. Great for teaching material, great for individual reading. My teacher assigns readings out of it and I've enjoyed every single one. That might be her selection, but I would recommend this 100%. I r8 8/8 m8.
L**K
collegestudent
I like the format of this book...it is easy to read and understand. I had to get this for a literature class for college.
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