This anthology presents six pairs of stories that provide thought-provoking and accessible opportunities for comparing pre-1900 and post-1900 fiction. Pairings include complete stories by Thomas Hardy and Eudora Welty, Anthony Trollope and James Joyce, and Elizabeth Gaskell and Mary Lavin, amongst other authors listed for study in the National Curriculum for English. Activities on key aspects of the stories and notes on their social and historical context help students work towards GCSE coursework assignments devised for each pairing.

 

This book is part of a book series called Oxford Literature Resources .

There are 158 pages in this book. This is a short story book. This book was published 1998 by Oxford University Press .

This book has the following chapters: CARE IN THE COMMUNITY; Old Mrs Chundle; A Visit of Charity; CASTLES IN THE AIR; The Poor Relation's Story; The Secret Life of Walter Mitty; HERO WORSHIP; The Sexton's Hero; The Will; INTO THE UNKNOWN; The Superstitious Man's Story; Night-Fears; RITES OF PASSAGE; Malachi's Cove; Eveline; WINNERS AND LOSERS; The Bottle Imp; The Rocking-horse Winner; ACTIVITIES; WIDER READING