Manuscript Number : SHISRRJ23637

Abstract - Stories are as old as civilization itself. They have served as a constant source of joy and wisdom for humanity, as the example illustrates. Since its outer manifestation, it has developed in an extended phase and been accepted in the early forms, such as story, fable, fairy tale, parable, allegory, myth, and ballad, and as a result, this has occurred. It is a quick piece of narrative literature. It has a fictitious tone. It is not as long as a novel. It is focused on a single impact. Its form and environment are economical. It is a succinct story. Characters are revealed through action. Its size and scope are constrained. The climax of the short story can be used to assess its quality. The short story's climax is typically unexpected, but it always comes quickly. A short tale is evaluated on its ability to treat its subject and/or characters in a satisfying or "complete" manner. It is a creative and unique manifestation of the author's personality. It appears to be the kind of writing that lends itself best to being read in one sitting. It is brief and tries to have just one consequence. It is a brief work of prose fiction known as the "short tale." It centres on a single occurrence or a string of connected incidents. It is meant to elicit just one feeling or impact. Short stories are often "a created prose tale shorter than a novel, usually dealing with a few characters and aiming at unity of effect, and often focusing on the construction of mood rather than plot," according to the dictionary definition. According to Edgar Allan Poe, reading a short story takes somewhere between 30 minutes and one or two hours. Thus, one of the important elements of the short narrative is brevity. It is not just a novel on a smaller scale, though. Its organisational framework is distinct and clearly established, unlike a narrative. In this paper, we will know that since when Indian short stories originated and which major English writers have helped in the development of short stories in India.