Spencer Orey's Reviews > The Art of the Short Story

There are a lot of great classic stories here. It's very focused on classics in general. There's some light writing advice at the end that I appreciated, and some literary criticism advice that's a good minor introduction too.

I read this hoping for some guidance on how to write better short stories. I don't feel like I necessarily got that, but I did enjoy each short piece of author wisdom at the end of each story.

Overall, I think books like this depend on what you're reading them for. If you want to read some famous stories and get a glimpse at how the short story form has changed over time, here you go. But if you're looking for serious guidance on how to write, you're probably better off at least reading something more recent to see what people are doing today.