The short story and the fable and its close relatives, the fairy tale and beast tale, as distinct from the novel-length narrative. Belongs here: every stand-alone short story and every fable or fairy tale collection in this atlas. Does not belong here: a short work that is itself a satire or a frame-tale collection, placed under satirical and picaresque fiction instead where that is its dominant form.
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1. Short Story (Wikipedia)
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The modern short story developed in the early 19th century.
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