Description
Book SynopsisGrouped by genre, this collection of short stories introduces students to a range of fiction genres. Each group includes an introduction to the genre, an example of pre-20th century fiction and reading and writing assignments - helping students explore the characteristics of each genre.
Table of ContentsMyths
How Winter Came to the Earth retold by Jacynth Hope-Simpson
Izanami and Izanagi (Japanese Creation Myth) retold by N. Philip
Pandora's Box retold by Anthony Horowitz
Pyramus and Thisbe retold by Anthony Horowitz
Ghost and Horror
A Night at a Cottage by Richard Hughes
Who Goes Down This Dark Road? by Joan Aiken
Feeding the Dog by Susan Price
The Old Nurse's Story by Elizabeth Gaskell
Science Fiction
A Gnaw of Rats by Robert Swindells
The Star Ducks by Bill Brown
Compassion Circuit by John Wyndham
The Stolen Bacillus by H.G. Wells
Crime and Mystery
The Hitch-hiker by Roald Dahl
Carousel by Carol Silcock
Captain Murderer by Charles Dickens
The Case for the Defence by Graham Greene
