1. Pt 1: Introduction The Short Story Defined 2. Pt 2: NEW VISTAS IN THE SHORT STORY: Backgrounds in Other Lands 3. Pt 3: THE SHORT STORY AS AN INSTRUMENT OF INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING 4. Pt 4: THE SHORT STORY AS A DYNAMIC COMMUNICATIONS MEDIUM 5. Pt 5: VARIATIONS ON A THEME: How Different Short Story Writers Have Treated Related Subjects