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The Penguin Book of the British Short Story, Volume 1: From Daniel Defoe to John Buchan

Philip Hensher

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Description:'The Boy-scouts mistook my signal, and have killed the postman. I've had very little practice in this sort of thing, you see'The British short story tradition is probably the richest, most varied and historically extensive in the world. This new anthology celebrates the full diversity and energy of its writers, subjects and tones, from the story's origins with Defoe, Swift and Fielding, to the 'golden age' of the fin de siècle and Edwardian period, ending with the First World War. Including the most famous authors as well as some magnificent, little-known stories never republished since their first appearance in magazines and periodicals, these stories are by turns topical and playful, ghostly and theatrical, rumbustious and sublime.Edited with an introduction by Philip HensherWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Penguin Book of the British Short Story, Volume 1: From Daniel Defoe to John Buchan. To get started finding The Penguin Book of the British Short Story, Volume 1: From Daniel Defoe to John Buchan, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 764

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ISBN: 0141396008

Description: 'The Boy-scouts mistook my signal, and have killed the postman. I've had very little practice in this sort of thing, you see'The British short story tradition is probably the richest, most varied and historically extensive in the world. This new anthology celebrates the full diversity and energy of its writers, subjects and tones, from the story's origins with Defoe, Swift and Fielding, to the 'golden age' of the fin de siècle and Edwardian period, ending with the First World War. Including the most famous authors as well as some magnificent, little-known stories never republished since their first appearance in magazines and periodicals, these stories are by turns topical and playful, ghostly and theatrical, rumbustious and sublime.Edited with an introduction by Philip HensherWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Penguin Book of the British Short Story, Volume 1: From Daniel Defoe to John Buchan. To get started finding The Penguin Book of the British Short Story, Volume 1: From Daniel Defoe to John Buchan, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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The Penguin Book of the British Short Story, Volume 1: From Daniel Defoe to John Buchan

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