| Page | | Preface | 7 | | Introduction | 11 | | I | The Short Story | 15 | | II | Short Stories Classified | 26 | | III | The Plot | 45 | | IV | Titles Good and Bad | 64 | | V | The Use of Facts | 78 | | VI | The Characters | 94 | | VII | Methods of Narration | 119 | | VIII | The Beginning | 132 | | IX | The Story Proper | 149 | | X | Climax and Conclusion | 171 | | XI | The Style | 189 | | XII | The Labor of Authorship | 209 | | XIII | The Quest of a Market | 222 | | Appendix | "The Ambitious Guest" | 234 | | Index | | 251 |
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