... of her stories are unsurpassed in modern fiction." "Her brilliant style can be compared to Nathaniel Hawthorne, Gustave Flaubert and Henry James." Porter's stories are also compared to James Joyce, Sherwood Anderson, and Katherine Mansfield. Porter herself claims to have been influenced by Jane Austen, Emily Bronte. Virginia Woolf, and Henry James. The Norton Anthology of American Literature says "each story a masterpiece ... ...

• Word Count: 557
• Approx Pages: 2
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School