Classic Short Story Collection

Author : Florence Goyet
Publisher : Open Book Publishers
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2014-01-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781909254756

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The Classic Short Story, 1870-1925 by Florence Goyet Pdf

The ability to construct a nuanced narrative or complex character in the constrained form of the short story has sometimes been seen as the ultimate test of an author's creativity. Yet during the time when the short story was at its most popular - the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries - even the greatest writers followed strict generic conventions that were far from subtle. This expanded and updated translation of Florence Goyet's influential La Nouvelle, 1870-1925: Description d'un genre à son apogée (Paris, 1993) is the only study to focus exclusively on this classic period across different continents. Ranging through French, English, Italian, Russian and Japanese writing - particularly the stories of Guy de Maupassant, Henry James, Giovanni Verga, Anton Chekhov and Akutagawa Ry?nosuke - Goyet shows that these authors were able to create brilliant and successful short stories using the very simple 'tools of brevity' of that period. In this challenging and far-reaching study, Goyet looks at classic short stories in the context in which they were read at the time: cheap newspapers and higher-end periodicals. She demonstrates that, despite the apparent intention of these stories to question bourgeois ideals, they mostly affirmed the prejudices of their readers. In doing so, her book forces us to re-think our preconceptions about this 'forgotten' genre.

Author : J. D. Salinger
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2019-08-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780316459983

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Nine Stories by J. D. Salinger Pdf

The "original, first-rate, serious, and beautiful" short fiction (New York Times Book Review) that introduced J. D. Salinger to American readers in the years after World War II, including "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" and the first appearance of Salinger's fictional Glass family. Nine exceptional stories from one of the great literary voices of the twentieth century. Witty, urbane, and frequently affecting, Nine Stories sits alongside Salinger's very best work--a treasure that will passed down for many generations to come. The stories: A Perfect Day for Bananafish Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut Just Before the War with the Eskimos The Laughing Man Down at the Dinghy For Esmé--with Love and Squalor Pretty Mouth and Green My Eyes De Daumier-Smith's Blue Period Teddy

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Wordsworth Editions
Page : 1412 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1840222700

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The Wordsworth Collection of Classic Short Stories by Anonim Pdf

These accomplished tales from the pens of great writers are object-lessons in the art of creating a literary masterpiece on a small canvas

Author : Jane Urquhart
Publisher : Penguin Books Canada
Page : 728 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Fiction
ISBN : STANFORD:36105124068433

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The Penguin Book of Canadian Short Stories by Jane Urquhart Pdf

This stunning collection of 60 stories--over a century's worth of the best Canadian literature by an extraordinary array of our finest writers--has been selected and is introduced by award-winning writer Jane Urquhart. Urquhart's selection includes stories by major literary figures such as Mavis Gallant, Carol Shields, Alistair MacLeod, and Margaret Atwood, and wonderful stories by younger writers, including Dennis Bock, Joseph Boyden, and Madeleine Thien. This collection is uniquely organized into five parts: the immigrant experience, urban life, family drama, fantasy and metaphor, and celebrating the past.

Author : Ernest Hemingway,William Faulkner
Publisher : Dell
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1954-03-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780440378648

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Short Story Masterpieces by Ernest Hemingway,William Faulkner Pdf

Since its first printing in 1954, this outstanding anthology has been the book of choice by teachers, students, and lovers of short fiction. Surveying stories by British and American writers in the first half of the twentieth century, editors Robert Penn Warren and Albert Erskine selected stories that broke new ground and challenged the imagination with their style, subject matter, or tone: the unforgettable, enduring works that shaped the literature of our time. A truly exceptional collection of great stories, including: The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky by Stephen Crane The Horse Dealer’s Daughter by D. H. Lawrence Barn Burning by William Faulkner The Sojourner by Carson McCullers The Open Window by Saki Flowering Judas by Katherine Anne Porter The Boarding House by James Joyce Soldier’s Home by Ernest Hemingway The Tree of Knowledge by Henry James Why I Live at the P.O. by Eudora Welty . . . and twenty-five more of the century’s best stories!

Author : Enid Blyton
Publisher : Hodder Children's Books
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2011-03-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781444904338

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The Famous Five Short Story Collection by Enid Blyton Pdf

Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog find excitement and adventure wherever they go in Enid Blyton's most popular series. A mysterious light on Kirrin Island, a stolen safe, a bag hidden in the woods, a runaway horse, dog thieves, a Christmas Eve robbery - they all mean a whole lot of fun for The Famous Five! Read all about their exciting adventures in this delightful collection of short stories. The text in this edition has been sensitively edited for today's reader and is unillustrated. Short stories included: Five have a puzzling time; George's hair is too long; Good old Timmy!; A lazy afternoon; Well done, Famous Five!; Five and a half-term adventure; Happy Christmas, Five!; When Timmy chased the cat!

Author : William Patten
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1907
Category : Short stories
ISBN : NYPL:33433082520317

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Short Story Classics: Italian and Scandinavian by William Patten Pdf

Author : Katherine Mansfield
Publisher : Wordsworth Editions
Page : 694 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1840222654

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The Collected Stories of Katherine Mansfield by Katherine Mansfield Pdf

This collection allows the reader to become familiar with the complete range of Mansfield's work from the early, satirical stories set in Bavaria, through the luminous recollections of her childhood in New Zealand, and through the mature, deeply felt stories of her last years.

Author : Adam Thorpe
Publisher : Random House
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2012-01-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781448130061

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Ulverton by Adam Thorpe Pdf

Immerse yourself in the stories of Ulverton, as heard on BBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime 'Sometimes you forget that it is a novel, and believe for a moment that you are really hearing the voice of the dead' Hilary Mantel At the heart of this novel lies the fictional village of Ulverton. It is the fixed point in a book that spans three hundred years. Different voices tell the story of Ulverton: one of Cromwell's soldiers staggers home to find his wife remarried and promptly disappears, an eighteenth century farmer carries on an affair with a maid under his wife's nose, a mother writes letters to her imprisoned son, a 1980s real estate company discover a soldier's skeleton, dated to the time of Cromwell... Told through diaries, sermons, letters, drunken pub conversations and film scripts, this is a masterful novel that reconstructs the unrecorded history of England. WITH AN INTRODUCTION FROM ROBERT MACFARLANE

Author : Enid Blyton
Publisher : Hodder Children's Books
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781444954241

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Nature Stories by Enid Blyton Pdf

A collection of thirty wonderful stories about the nature and the countryside from one of the world's best-loved children's authors; perfect to enjoy all year round. Enjoy the freedom of the outdoors, the beauty of the countryside and the charm of all creatures great and small in this bumper short-story collection. Enid Blyton loved the countryside, animals and birds and she wrote many wonderful stories to teach children all about the natural world. Each story is perfect for reading aloud to young children and is the ideal length for bedtime or classroom story time. *** Enid Blyton ® and Enid Blyton's signature are Registered Trademarks of Hodder & Stoughton Limited. No trademark or copyrighted material may be reproduced without the express written permission of the trademark and copyright owner.

Author : Graham Greene
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2005-02-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780143039105

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Complete Short Stories by Graham Greene Pdf

The complete stories of a 20th century master of fiction Affairs, obsessions, ardors, fantasy, myth, legends, dreams, fear, pity, and violence—this magnificent collection of stories illuminates all corners of the human experience. Including four previously uncollected stories, this new complete edition reveals Graham Greene in a range of contrasting moods, sometimes cynical and witty, sometimes searching and philosophical. Each of these forty-nine stories confirms V. S. Pritchett’s declaration that Greene is “a master of storytelling.” This Penguin Classics edition features an introduction by Pico Iyer. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Author : Various,Poul Anderson,Isaac Asimov,Marion Bradley,Philip K. Dick,Randall Garrett,Frank Herbert,Fritz Leiber,Frederik Pohl,Robert Silverberg,Kurt Vonnegut
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0692385029

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Lieu by Various,Poul Anderson,Isaac Asimov,Marion Bradley,Philip K. Dick,Randall Garrett,Frank Herbert,Fritz Leiber,Frederik Pohl,Robert Silverberg,Kurt Vonnegut Pdf

Nine short stories from a few of the greatest names in science fiction on the topic of exchange, replacement, upgrade, and masquerade. Ranging from true short story length through novelette and originally published in science fiction magazines in the 1950s, these brief escapes into improbable worlds have it all: humor, suspense, betrayal, mystery, twists, and of course-robots and aliens. THE BIG TRIP UP YONDER by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. THE JUDAS VALLEY by Randall Garrett and Robert Silverberg THE MOON IS GREEN by Fritz Leiber OLD RAMBLING HOUSE by Frank Herbert PIPER IN THE WOODS by Philip K. Dick SENTIMENT, INC. by Poul Anderson THE TUNNEL UNDER THE WORLD by Frederik Pohl YEAR OF THE BIG THAW by Marion Zimmer Bradley YOUTH by Isaac Asimov

Author : Enid Blyton
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2011-05-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781444903836

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Secret Seven Short Story Collection by Enid Blyton Pdf

A secret store of stolen silver, a surprising view through a telescope, a shrill scream on a night out, a disappearing cash box and a dangerous accident and a trap for the Secret Seven! This collection includes the following short stories: The Secret of Old Mill; The Humbug Adventure; Adventure On The Way Home; An Afternoon with The Secret Seven; Where are The Secret Seven?; Hurry, Secret Seven, Hurry!

Author : Agatha Christie
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780007136810

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The Collected Short Stories by Agatha Christie Pdf

A brand new bumper omnibus gathering together 35 classic Agatha Christie stories of murder and suspense.

Author : Enid Blyton
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2018-06-14
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781444942606

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Summertime Stories by Enid Blyton Pdf

Enjoy a whole summer of fun with this fantastic collection of 30 short stories - the perfect holiday read for children aged 7 and up. From picnics in the sunshine to daring outdoor adventures, celebrate the excitement and magic of summertime with these fun-filled short stories by Enid Blyton. Ideal for newly confident readers, these entertaining tales are the perfect length for reading aloud at bedtime or in the classroom. Enid Blyton remains one of Britain's favourite children's authors and her bumper short story collections are perfect for introducing her to the latest generation of readers. Read all of Enid Blyton's bestselling short story collections: Springtime Stories Summer Stories Holiday Stories Summer Holiday Stories Stories of Wizards and Witches Christmas Tales Christmas Treats *** Enid Blyton ® and Enid Blyton's signature are Registered Trademarks of Hodder and Stoughton Limited. No trademark or copyrighted material may be reproduced without the express written permission of the trademark and copyright owner.