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The four volumes of Classic English Short Stories have been compiled to reflect the excellence and variety of short fiction written in English during the twentieth century. Each volume covers a different period and represents the most distinguished writers of their day. This collection contains stories written in the 1950s and 1960s,
many of which demónstrate the impressive and accomplished skills of Commonwealth writers who began to achieve world-wide reputations during that period. The writers, chosen by T. S. Dorsch (who has also added a preface and biographical notes), come from countries as diverse as Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, South Africa, Nigeria, and the West Indies.
The authors are Mary Lavin, William Sansom, Dal Sivens, Viola Meynell, Máurice Shadbolt, H. E. Bates, Bill Naughton, L. P. Hartley, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, John Wain, L. E. Jones, Nadine Gordimer, Peter Ustinov, May C. Jenkins, Morley Callaghan, Norah Lofts, David Owoyele, Angus Wilson, Rhys...
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Fülszöveg
The four volumes of Classic English Short Stories have been compiled to reflect the excellence and variety of short fiction written in English during the twentieth century. Each volume covers a different period and represents the most distinguished writers of their day. This collection contains stories written in the 1950s and 1960s,
many of which demónstrate the impressive and accomplished skills of Commonwealth writers who began to achieve world-wide reputations during that period. The writers, chosen by T. S. Dorsch (who has also added a preface and biographical notes), come from countries as diverse as Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, South Africa, Nigeria, and the West Indies.
The authors are Mary Lavin, William Sansom, Dal Sivens, Viola Meynell, Máurice Shadbolt, H. E. Bates, Bill Naughton, L. P. Hartley, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, John Wain, L. E. Jones, Nadine Gordimer, Peter Ustinov, May C. Jenkins, Morley Callaghan, Norah Lofts, David Owoyele, Angus Wilson, Rhys Davies, and George Lamming.
Other Volumes of Classic English Short Stories
The Dragon's Head The Killing Bottle The Green Man Revisited
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