Novella
A novella was a short novel or longer short story.

In 1953, after Douglas Pabst rejected Russell's "" story, the editor suggested that Benny Russell write a novella based on a picture he handed to him, saying he'd print it in the next month's issue of Incredible Tales and might even get a shot at the cover. Later, Russell presented him with six sequels to the original instead of the novella he asked for. ()

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Literature genres