This reference volume serves as a comprehensive bibliographic tool designed to locate critical interpretations and scholarly analyses of short fiction published since the nineteenth century. The author, Warren S. Walker, utilizes his extensive background in literary bibliography to compile a structured index of monographs, books, and periodicals. This supplement functions as an extension of the third edition, providing researchers with a systematic method to track critical discourse surrounding specific short stories and their authors.

The work is regarded as a standard, highly specialized resource for academic researchers and librarians seeking to navigate the vast landscape of literary criticism. Its utility lies in its precise indexing, which provides a reliable entry point for scholars investigating the critical reception of short fiction across the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.