You may find the Reference Books below helpful in selecting a short story for your Analysis Essay:
Smith, Patricia. 2002. Thematic Guide to Popular Short Stories. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Pr. REF PN 3373 .S62 2002
Watson, Noelle. Ed. 1994. Reference guide to short fiction. Detroit: St. James Pr. REF PN 3373 .R36 1994
Fallon, Eric, et. al.2001. A reader's companion to the short story in English. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press.
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Gelfant, Blanche H. Ed. 2000. The Columbia companion to the twentieth-century American short story. New York : Columbia University Press.
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