The Cambridge companion to the English short story Machine generated contents note: Introduction Ann Marie Einhaus; Part I. Contexts: 1. Writing and publishing the short story Paul March Russell; 2. Social realism in the short story Anthony Patterson; 3. The short story and the anxieties of Empire Barbara Korte; 4. The short story identity space and place David Malcolm; Part II. Periods: 5. Romantic short fiction David Stewart; 6. Victorian short stories John Plotz; 7. The short story in the early twentieth century Ann Marie Einhaus; 8. Mid twentieth century stories Victoria Stewart; 9. The short story from postmodernism to the digital age Maebh Long; Part III. Genres: 10. Comic short fiction and its variety Kate Macdonald; 11. The detective short story Martin Priestman; 12. The gothic in short fiction Luke Thurston; 13. The British science fiction story Andrew M. Butler; 14. Microfiction Marc Botha This Companion provides an accessible overview of short fiction by writers from England Scotland Ireland Wales and other international sites. A collection of international experts examine the development of the short story in a variety of contexts from the early nineteenth century to the present. They consider how dramatic changes in the publishing landscape during this period such as the rise of the fiction magazine and the emergence of new opportunities in online and electronic publishing influenced the form covering subgenres from detective fiction to flash fiction.