9781467698283_

The short story is considered to be one of the most challenging genres because of the need for compact plotlines and the ability to conjure up atmosphere and character in a few sentences and to engage the reader instantly. This collection presents 66 of the greatest examples of the genre - many of them well known, some hidden literary treasures, all of them exquisite examples of the short story at its finest.
August Heat by W. F. Harvey
Pigs Is Pigs by Ellis Parker Butler
A Dill Pickle by Katherine Mansfield
The White Dog by Fedor Sologub
Batchelors by Hugh Walpole
Lost Treasure by Caradoc Evans
The End of a Show by Barry Pain
The Nightmare Room by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Rose Rose by Barry Pain
The Bus Conductor by E. F. Benson
The Dream by A. J. Alan
The Drovers Wife by Henry Lawson
The Egg by Sherwood Anderson
The Giraffe Problem by Barry Pain
The Green Light by Barry Pain
The Man of the Night by Edgar Wallace
The Room by Stacy Aumonier
The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry
Caterpillars by E. F. Benson
Charles by A. J. Alan
The Idiot by Arnold Bennett
The Storm by Kate Chopin
A Witch in the Peak by R. Murray Gilchrist
The Dabblers by W. F. Harvey
The Trial for Murder by Charles Dickens
The Enemy by Hugh Walpole

And over 40 other great stories....

(*_*)9781467698283_

The short story is considered to be one of the most challenging genres because of the need for compact plotlines and the ability to conjure up atmosphere and character in a few sentences and to engage the reader instantly. This collection presents 66 of the greatest examples of the genre - many of them well known, some hidden literary treasures, all of them exquisite examples of the short story at its finest.
"August Heat" by W. F. Harvey
"Pigs Is Pigs" by Ellis Parker Butler
"A Dill Pickle" by Katherine Mansfield
"The White Dog" by Fedor Sologub
"Batchelors" by Hugh Walpole
"Lost Treasure" by Caradoc Evans
"The End of a Show" by Barry Pain
"The Nightmare Room" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
"Rose Rose" by Barry Pain
"The Bus Conductor" by E. F. Benson
"The Dream" by A. J. Alan
"The Drovers Wife" by Henry Lawson
"The Egg" by Sherwood Anderson
"The Giraffe Problem" by Barry Pain
"The Green Light" by Barry Pain
"The Man of the Night" by Edgar Wallace
"The Room" by Stacy Aumonier
"The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry
"Caterpillars" by E. F. Benson
"Charles" by A. J. Alan
"The Idiot" by Arnold Bennett
"The Storm" by Kate Chopin
"A Witch in the Peak" by R. Murray Gilchrist
"The Dabblers" by W. F. Harvey
"The Trial for Murder" by Charles Dickens
"The Enemy" by Hugh Walpole

And over 40 other great stories....

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Great Short Story Collection, The

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