It is not hard to state what Edgar Allan Poe meant by a good short story; it is a piece of fiction, dealing with a single incident...that can be read at a setting. It is original, it must sparkle, excite or impress; and it must have unity of effect or impression. It should move in an even line from its exposition to its close.
W. Somerset Maugham, Points of View, 1961
W. Somerset Maugham, Points of View, 1961
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