This volume serves as a comprehensive bibliographic tool designed to track and organize critical interpretations of short fiction published since 1800. Warren S. Walker, a noted scholar in the field of short story studies, compiles an extensive index of monographs, books, and scholarly journals that provide analytical commentary on short works. The text functions as a vital reference framework for researchers and students seeking to locate secondary source material on specific authors and their short fiction output.

The subject matter points to a dense, specialist text intended for academic researchers, librarians, and students of literature. Its utility lies in its systematic organization of critical discourse, providing a necessary map for navigating the vast body of twentieth-century literary scholarship.