3U Author Study 1
Library Resources:
ENG 3U Short Story Project
(Updated November 2015)
Primary Sources
We have one (or more) collections of short stories by the following authors; these books can be found
on the fiction shelves (in alphabetical order by last name). Students may find some unique short
stories by these authors in the anthologies that are also listed after the author’s name and are found
on the Short Story Collection shelves.
The indented check marked items are anthologies to check for more stories OR secondary
sources, such as biographies or literary criticism, which may be helpful in doing research on a
particular author. Finally, the bolded author’s names have a significant number of primary and/or
secondary sources in our CCI library.
Canadian Authors
1. Atwood, Margaret: Dancing Girls, Bluebeard’s Egg, Moral Disorder
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Maclean’s People
2. Brooks, Martha: Travelling on into the Light (11 short stories)
3. Callaghan, Morley: The Penguin Book of Canadian Short Stories: Selected and Introduced,
Canadian Anthology
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The Callaghan Symposium
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Maclean’s People
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Dominant Impressions: Essays on the Canadian Short Story
4. Carrier, Roch (French Canadian): The Hockey Sweater and Other Stories (20 short stories)
5. Coady, Lynn. Hellgoing. (9 short stories – ScotiaBank Giller Prize winner)
6. Coupland, Douglas: Life After God (8 short stories)
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Souvenir of Canada
7. Ferron, Jacques (French Canadian): Tales from the Uncertain Country (18 short stories)
8. Findley, Timothy: Dinner among the Amazons
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Dominant Impressions: Essays on the Canadian Short Story
9. Gallant, Mavis: Home Truths (16 short stories), Montreal Stories (15 short stories)
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The Penguin Book of Canadian Short Stories: Selected and Introduced, Canadian
Anthology
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Getting Started: A Memoir
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10. Gibson, William (Cyberpunk-Science Fiction): Burning Chrome
11. Itani, Frances: Poached Egg on Toast (20 short stories), Leaning Leaning Over
Water (10 short stories)
12. King, Thomas: one good story, that one (11 short stories), A Short History of Indians
in Canada (21 short stories)
13. Lamb, Vincent (medical field): Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures (12 short stories), The
Penguin Book of Canadian Short Stories: Selected and Introduced
14. Leacock, Stephen (humour): Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town, Further Foolishness
Sketches and Satire on the Follies of the Day, Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich, Nonsense
Novels, Literary Lapses, The Penguin Book of Canadian Short Stories: Selected and Introduced,
Canadian Anthology
15. Laurence, Margaret: The Tomorrow Tamer, A Bird in the House, The Penguin Book of
Canadian Short Stories: Selected and Introduced, Canadian Anthology
o Dance on the Earth: A Memoir
o Margaret Laurence: An Appreciation
o Margaret Laurence
16. MacFarlane, Sharon: Driving Off the Map (15 short stories)
17. Macleod, Alistar: the lost salt gift of blood (7 short Stories), Island (16 short stories), The
Penguin Book of Canadian Short Stories: Selected and Introduced, The Penguin Book of Christmas
Stories
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Dominant Impressions: Essays on the Canadian Short Story
18. Mclean, Stuart: Vinyl Café Diaries(16 short stories), Secrets from the Vinyl Café (14
short stories), Stories from the Vinyl Café (18 short stories)
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When We Were Young: an Anthology of Canadian Short Stories
19. Mistry, Rohinton: Tales from Firozsha Baag (11 short stories)
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Prize Writing : the 10th Anniversary Essay Collection
20. Montgomery, L.M.: Chronicles of Avonlea (12 short stories),
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The Fragrance of Sweet Grass: L.M. Montgomery’s Heroines and the Pursuit of Romance
21. Munroe, Alice: Runaway: Stories, Something I’ve Been Meaning to Tell You (13
stories); Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage (9 stories), Dear Life (14
short stories);
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The Penguin Book of Christmas Stories,
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Lives of Mothers and Daughters
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Northern Spring: The Flowering of Canadian Authors
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Dominant Impressions: Essays on the Canadian Short Story
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Prize Writing : the 10th Anniversary Essay Collection
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Alice Munro : writing her lives (book of essays on Munro)
22. Nowlan, Alden (small town Canada): Miracle at Indian River: Stories, Canadian Anthology (18
short stories)
23. Richler, Mordecai: The Street (11 short stories)
o Getting Started: A Memoir
o A Climate Charged: History and Criticism
24. Ross, Sinclair: The Race and Other Stories by Sinclair Ross (9 short stories)
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Canadian Anthology
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The Penguin Book of Canadian Short Stories: Selected and Introduced
25. Sawyer, Robert J. (sci-fi) Identity Theft (17 short stories), Iterations (22 short stories)
26. Shields, Carol: Various Miracles (21 short stories), Carol Shields: The Collected Stories,
The Penguin Book of Canadian Short Stories: Selected and Introduced
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Writers: Great Canadian Series
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Random Illuminations: Conversations with Carol Shields
27. Urquhart, Jane: Storm Glass (19 stories)
28. Wilson, Budge (teen issues): Fractures: Family Stories (12 stories), The Leaving (11 short
stories)
American Authors
1.
Asimov, Isaac (science fiction): The Complete Stories: Volume 1 (24 stories), Robot
Dreams (21 stories), Robot Visions (18 Stories), The Hugo Winners, Azazel (14 Short
Stories)
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The Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov
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Isaac Asimov the Foundations of Science Fiction
2. Blackwood, Algernon (Horror and Supernatural) : Tales of the Mysterious and the
Macabre (23 short stories), Tales of the Uncanny and Supernatural (22 short stories)
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3. Bradbury, Ray (science fiction): The Best of Ray Bradbury, The Martian Chronicles,
Classic Stories: The Golden Apple of the Sun and R is for Rocket, The Cat’s
Pajamas: stories, The Illustrated Man ( 19 short stories), S is for Space (16 short stories)
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Ray Bradbury
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Bradbury Speaks: too soon from the cave, too far from the stars
4. Campbell, Ramsey (American Horror): Ghosts and Grisly Things (20 short stories)
5. Chopin, Kate (19th Century, Early Feminist): The Awakening and Selected Stories (16
short stories)
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Kate Chopin
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By a Woman Writ: Literature from Six Centuries by and about Women
6. Crane, Stephen (American Late 19th Century, War themes ): Crane (11 short stories),
The Red Badge of Courage and Other Stories (6 short stories)
o Stephen Crane : a critical biography (biography)
7. Dahl, Roald: Collected Stories (48 short stories) * Intended for Mature Readers (there are
not like his children’s novels!)
o Storyteller : the authorized biography of Roald Dahl
8. Hawthorne, Nathaniel (19th Century): Twice Told (32 stories)
9. Hemingway, Ernest (2Oth Century): The Complete Short Stories of Ernest
Hemingway (50+ short Stories), Classic American Short Stories,
o Picturing Hemingway
o Ernest Hemingway: A Life Story
o The Hemingway Reader
o A Student’s Guide to Ernest Hemingway
10. Henry, O. (19 Century): Selected Stories of O. Henry (45 short stories),
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Classic Adventure Stories
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The Amazing Genius of O.Henry: critical and biographical comment
11. Hughes, Langston (20th Century African American): Short Stories (47 short stories), The
Ways of White Folks (14 short stories)
o The Great Modern Poets
o Selected Poems of Langston Hughes
o Modern American Poetry
12. Jackson, Shirley (horror): The Lottery and Other Stories (26 short stories), The
Haunting of the Hill (novel),
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Shirley Jackson: A Study of the Short Fiction
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American Horror Writers
13. James, Henry (19th Century): The Turn of the Screw and other short fiction (5 short
stories)
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Classic Adventure Stories
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Classic American Short Stories
14. Gaiman, Neil: Fragile Things: Short Fiction
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Stories: All New Tales
15. Hempel, Amy (contemporary themes): The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel (50 stories)
16. Jackson, Shirley (Horror and Mystery): The Magic of Shirley Jackson: (14 stories)
17. King, Stephen (Horror & Supernatural): Everything’s Eventual: 14 Dark Tales,
Nightmares and Dreamscapes (23 short stories), Different Seasons (4 novellas),
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Stephen King
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Barebones: Conversations of Terror with Stephen King
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Readings on Stephen King
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18. Le Guin, Ursula K. (fantasy & science fiction): The Fisherman of the Inland Sea (8 short
stories), The
Unreal and the Real Selected Stories of Ursula K. LeGuin (18 short
stories), The
Birthday of the World and Other Stories ( 8 Short stories)
19. Leonard, Elmore (western): The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard (30
short stories)
20. Lovecraft, H.P. (Fantasy & Horror): The Best of H.P. Lovecraft (29 short stories),
Selected Stories of H.P. Lovecraft (16 short stories)
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American Horror Writers
21. Oates, Joyce Carol (20th century): The Corn Maiden and Other Nightmares (7 short
stories),
High Lonesome: New and Selected Stores 1966-2006 ( 36 short stories)
22. Parker, Dorothy (20th Century Feminist): The Portable Dorothy Parker
o Dorothy Parker: What Fresh Hell is This
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Essays on Modern American Drama
23. Poe, Edgar Allan Poe (19h Century Horror): Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar
Allan Poe (27 short stories), The Illustrated Edgar Allan Poe (16 short stories), the fall of
the house of usher and other tales (16 short stories + biography)
o Edgar Allan Poe: The Man Behind the Legend
o Complete Poems
o Edgar Allan Poe
24. Stevenson, Robert Louis (Adventure and Intrigue): The Complete Short Stories of
Robert Louis Stevenson with a Selection of Best Short Novels (15+ short stories)
25. Twain, Mark (19th Century): The Mysterious Stranger and Other Stories (4 short
stories)
26. Updike, John (20th Century): The Early Stories 1953-1975 (50+ short stories)
o More Matter Essays and Criticism
27. Vonnegut, Kurt Jr. (20th century): Welcome to the Monkey House (24 short stories)
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Contemporary American Literature
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British & International Authors
1. Charlies Dickens (19th Century British): The Hidden Charles Dickens (17 short stories),
Christmas Books: Tales and Sketches
o Dickens: A Collection of Critical Essays
o Introduction to Dickens
o Readings on Charles Dickens
2. Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan (mystery): (27 short stories)
o The Sherlock Holmes Scrapbook
3. Jordan, Neil (Irish): A Neil Jordan Reader (13 short stories)
4. Kafka, Franz (German): The Complete Stories
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Franz Kafka
5. Lawrence, D.H. (British): The Portable D.H. Lawrence, D.H.Lawrence: Selected
Tales (11 short stories), D.H. Lawrence: The Complete Short Stories (47 short stories),
D.H. Lawrence: England My England (10 short stories)
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D.H. Lawrence
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The Great Modern Poets
6. Mansfield, Katherine (New Zealand author, 20th Century): The Best Stories of Katharine
Mansfield (11 short stories)
7. Thomas, Hardy (19th Century Victorian Realist): The Wessex Tales,
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Thomas Hardy’s World: the Life Times and Works of the Great Novelist and Poet
o Thomas Hardy: A Biography
8. Wells, H.G. (science fiction): Best Science Fiction Stories of H.G.Wells (18 short stories)
o H. G. Wells : another kind of life (biography)
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9. Wilde, Oscar (19th Century): Oscar Wilde: The Complete Short Stories (13 short
stories)
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Oscar Wilde (biography)
Other Suggested Authors with Some Library Resources Available:
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Hugh Garner
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Ethel Wilson
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W.D Valgardson
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Jane Urquhart
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Timothy Findley
Anthologies
Canadian
1. Canadian Short Stories (contemporary): 26 stories
2. Catching the Fire (contemporary): 17 stories
3. The Oxford Book of Canadian Ghost Stories(famous authors): 26 stories
4. Crime in a Cold Climate: Classic Canadian Crime Stories (19th & 20th Century): 13 stories
5. 85 Best Canadian Short Stories (20th Century): 11 short stories
6. Enigmas and Arrivals (Commonwealth Writer’s Prize Winners): 12 stories
7. Canadian Short Stories (famous contemporary authors) : 47 stories
8. The Penguin Book of Canadian Short Stories (contemporary): 50+ stories
9. The Oxford Book of Stories by Canadian Women (19th and 20th Century): 50+ stories
10. The Best Modern Canadian Short Stories (famous): 24 stories
11. The Penguin Anthology of Short Stories by Canadian Women: 32 stories
12. The Penguin Book of Contemporary Canadian Women: 22 stories
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13. Piece by Piece: Stories about Fitting into Canada (famous Canadian immigrant authors): 15
stories
14. Pop Goes the Story: Canadian Fiction (contemporary): 23 stories
15. Secret Tales of the Arctic Trails Stories of Crime and Adventure in Canada’s Far
North: 9 stories
16. Stories of a Nation (19th and 20th century): 12 stories
17. When We Were Young (contemporary): 22 stories
18. Windows and Mirrors: Volume 1 (20th Century): 13 stories
American
19. Best American Short Stories(famous authors): 55 stories
20. Imagining America (multicultural history): 37 stories
21. Seasons of Life: Stories of the Human Cycle (American & Canadian): 24 stories
22. Shining On:11 Star Authors’ Illuminating Stories: 11 stories
23. The Treasury of American Short Stories (17th-20th Century): 50+ stories
International
24. A Book of Islands (famous contemporary): 25+ stories
25. Classic Adventure Stories (19th & 20th Century authors): 21 stories
26. Classic War Stories(20th Century famous authors): 14 stories
27. Great English Short Stories: 13 stories
28. Masters of the Modern Short Story (many famous contemporary authors):15 stories
29. Modern Short Stories Two: 15 stories
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30. Other Fires (Latin American Women): 17 stories
31. Randall Jarrell's Book of Stories (20th C): 30 stories
32. Short Stories Please!: Everyone’s Favorite Short Stories (famous authors): 12 stories
33. Stories: All New Tales (contemporary): 27 stories
34. Tales From Firozsha Baag: 11 stories
35. The Art of the Story: An International Anthology of Contemporary Fiction (post 1937):
78 stories
36. The Fiction of Experience (many famous modern authors): 32 stories
37. The Lifted Veil (famous women’s literature: 1800-WWII): 36 stories
38. The Penguin Book of Christmas Stories (famous authors): 23 stories
39. The World of the Short Story (20th Century): (30+ short stories)
40. Telling Tales (famous): 21 Stories
41. A World of Difference: An Anthology of Short Stories from 5 Continents (20th century): 15
stories
42. The Young Oxford Book of War Stories (20th Century): 16 stories
Science Fiction
43. Aurora Awards: An Anthology of Prize Winning Canadian Science Fiction: 11 stories
44. Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (contemporary authors): 36 stories
45. Am I Blue: Coming Out from the Silence: 16 stories
46. All Sleek and Skimming (contemporary young adult fiction): 23 stories
47. Dangerous Visions (20th Century): 33 stories
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48. Again, Dangerous Visions (20th Century): 42 stories
49. SF: Author’s Choice 4: 14 stories
50. The Hugo Winners (1950s and 60s): 9 stories
51. Other Canada’s: An Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy (famous authors): 38 stories
52. Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Science Fiction (since 1970): 50+ stories
53. The Year’s Best Science Fiction for Teens (2004): 12 stories
Fantasy
54. Dark Imaginings (Gothic Fantasy): 16 stories
55. The Dragon Book (famous authors, modern): 19 stories
56. Masterpieces of Fantasy and Enchantment (famous authors): 44 stories
57. Masterpieces of Fantasy and Wonder (famous authors): 38 stories
58. Unicorns vs. Zombies (contemporary): 12 stories
Horror & Supernatural
59. Be Afraid (horror):16 stories
60. Deadly Nightshade (famous authors, supernatural): 17 stories
61. Half Minute Horrors (famous authors):72 stories
62. The Raven & The Monkey’s Paw (Poe & others): 10 stories
63. The Ultimate Dracula (various authors): 19 stories
64. Vampires: A Collection of Original Stories (contemporary): 13 stories
65. Victorian Ghost Stories: An Oxford Anthology (very famous authors): 34 stories
66. Unicorns vs. Zombies (contemporary): 12 stories
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Mystery
67. Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Stories to Stay Awake (mystery): 27 stories
68. The Best Crime Stories (famous authors): 24 stories
69. The Edge of the Chair (suspense with famous authors): 34 stories
70. Masterpieces of Mystery and Suspense (famous authors): 40 stories
71. Enthralling Mystery Stories (famous authors): 24 stories
72. Nobel Crimes: 17 stories
73. Secret Tales of the Arctic Trails Stories of Crime and Adventure in Canada’s Far
North: 9 stories
Secondary Sources (print – in the library)
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biographies and autobiographies of authors
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collections of critical essays on a particular author or genre
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literary analysis of a particular author or work or genre
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general reference books, such as The Oxford Companion to Canadian Literature
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history books that describe the author’s time periods
Online Resources:
All of the resources below are available through the “Research” tab on the library website
(www.ccilibrary.ca). This is a great place to start your research on the author’s biography,
times and influences.
Databases: (login = collingwoodci and password = owls)
1. E-library Canada Curriculum Edition (excellent text and multimedia resources for any
and all topics)
2. Proquest Learning Literature (good for literary topics in particular including author
biography and critical essays – especially for the more established, famous authors)
Reference eBooks
From InfoBase Publishing: (login = collingwoodci and password = owls)
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Dictionary of Literary and Thematic Terms, History in Literature, Encyclopedia of Themes
in Literature (all of these are also available in print in the library collection)
Encyclopedias:
1. Britannica Online School Edition (login = simcodsb and password = simc7729)
2. The Canadian Encyclopedia Online (no password required)
Other online research:
When doing a Google-style website search, you must critically assess and evaluate
the sites you visit before deciding to use them in an academic paper.
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Is the site relevant, valid, authoritative, current, unbiased, and at an appropriate
reading level for you? Is it updated regularly? Is the info you find here
replicated in other places? Can you justify its inclusion as a source to your
teacher?
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Who created the site and what are their qualifications to be considered
experts? (avoid most .coms and any business site, personal blogs or websites
with no author/creator info available; .govs, .edu and .org sites are more likely
to be possibilities)