There are five types of books; novel, short story, novella, drama, and poem. I am going to talk about three, novel, short story, and novella. First, a novel is the most common type of book. Many, many books are novels. A novel is a long prose narrative that describes fictional characters and events usually in the form of a sequential story. Five examples of novels are…

• Moby-Dick
• The Great Gatsby
• A Tale of Two Cities
• A Knight of the White Cross
• The Dragon and the Raven

   Next, I will talk about a short story. A short story is not a story that is short. A short story makes use of plot resonance, and other dynamic components to a far greater degree than is typical of an anecdote, yet a far lesser degree than a novel. To make this definition simpler a short story has only one plot line and not many like novels.  Five examples of a short story is…

•  The Lottery
• The Metamorphosis
• The Tell-Tale Heart
• The Monkey’s Paw
• A Good Man Is Hard To Find

   Last, I am going to talk about a novella. A novella generally features fewer conflicts than a novel, yet more complicated ones than a short story. Novellas is generally longer than a short story, but has a more simplified plot line as compared to a novel. Five examples of novellas are…

• A Christmas Carol
• Animal Farm
• The Little Prince
• The Turn of the Screw
• Heart of Darkness

 These are only out of the five different types of books.