How to Use this Anthology

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The remainder of this anthology is separated into six sections:

1. Key Concepts are short, supplementary ideas that provide new perspectives for reading, understanding and writing about literature.
2. Stories Published to 1924 are older, canonical works that can be accessed in the links to the left. Since stories prior to 1924 are outside of copyright protection, full texts of these stories are included in this anthology.
3. Stories Published 1925 to 2000 have more recent publication dates than stories in the previous section and many are considered canonical, but since these stories are still under copyright protection, they are not locally hosted here. These stories can be accessed in the links to the left and will take you to outside websites.
4. 21^st Century Short Stories are stories that have been published since 2000 and represent what is currently happening in the world of short stories. Like the previous section, these stories are still under copyright protection and are not locally hosted here. These stories can be accessed in the links to the left and will take you to outside websites.
5. Literary Terms provide basic definitions for literary terms and gives students a common language to discuss literature.
6. Literary Theories are formal linguistic, philosophical and political concepts used for more in-depth literary interpretation and criticism.

As students, most of your time will likely be spent reading and discussing short stories from the three pre- and post-1924 story sections. Key Concepts, Literary Terminology and Literary Theories are important but secondary to the stories and will likely be read as-needed and if assigned by your instructor.

This anthology is an OER (Open Education Resource), which means that it is a free resource meant to replace - and to save students the full cost of - a traditional textbook. In its present form, this anthology is online-only, meaning there is no print edition readily available. Students have several options for accessing and using this anthology:

• Students who are comfortable using online resources and have at-home internet or reliable Wi-Fi; access can use it as a cloud document throughout the term. Since it is in EPUB format, it should work on most devices: PC and Mac, desktops and laptops, and tables and smartphones.
• Students who are comfortable with digital resources and don’t want to rely on internet connectivity can download this anthology in its entirety as a PDF and can use it on any compatible device. This is also useful for students who want to save and read these stories after the class has ended.
• Students who prefer hard copies are more than welcome to access the anthology at home or on campus and print relevant sections. There is much more content in this anthology than can be reasonably read in a single term, so students only need to print required stories and sections.
• Students who want a hard copy of this anthology on par with a traditional textbook can print the PDF at a professional print shop and have it bound, though this option comes with increased print costs and undercuts some of the intent and usefulness of OERs.
• For students interested in owning a high-quality, print textbook that is equivalent to this one, we make several suggestions for textbooks to purchase in the Acknowledgements section of Chapter 8: Credits and Sources.

Enjoy exploring these stories!