Download or read book 7 best short stories British Authors written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by Tacet Books. This book was released on 2020-05-12 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: British literary tradition is very rich. It unites the heritage of its own classics, such as medieval and Shakespeare productions, as well as the cultural influences of the various colonies and peoples who, throughout history, have mixed into British imagination. The critic August Nemo brings an excerpt of this rich cultural heritage through seven specially selected short stories: - The Blue Cross by G.K. Chesterton - The Red-Headed League by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Quality by John Galsworthy - A Love-Knot by W. W. Jacobs - The Shades of Spring by D. H. Lawrence - Kew Gardens by Virginia Woolf - The Three Strangers by Thomas Hardy For more books with interesting themes, be sure to check the other books in this collection!

Download or read book Best British Short Stories written by and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-15 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The nationâe(tm)s favourite annual guide to the short story, now in its sixth year.Best British Short Stories invites you to judge a book by its cover âe" or more accurately, by its title. This new series aims to reprint the best short stories published in the previous calendar year by British writers, whether based in the UK or elsewhere. The editorâe(tm)s brief is wide ranging, covering anthologies, collections, magazines, newspapers and web sites, looking for the best of the bunch to reprint all in one volume.This new anthology includes stories by: Claire-Louise Bennett, Neil Campbell, Crista Ermiya, Stuart Evers, Trevor Fevin, David Gaffney, Janice Galloway, Jessie Greengrass, Kate Hendry, Thomas McMullan, Graham Mort, Ian Parkinson, Tony Peake, Alex Preston, Leone Ross, John Saul, Colette Sensier, Robert Sheppard, DJ Taylor, Greg Thorpe and Mark Valentine.

Download or read book The Penguin Book of Modern British Short Stories written by Malcolm Bradbury and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 1988-02-25 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This anthology is in many was a ‘best of the best’, containing gems from thirty-four of Britain's outstanding contemporary writers. It is a book to dip into, to read from cover to cover, to lend to friends and read again. It includes stories of love and crime, stories touched with comedy and the supernatural, stories set in London, Los Angeles, Bucharest and Tokyo. Above all, as you will discover, it satisfies Samuel Butler's anarchic pleasure principle: 'I should like to like Schumann's music better than I do; I daresay I could make myself like it better if I tried; but I do not like having to try to make myself like things; I like things that make me like them at once and no trying at all ...'

Download or read book 7 best short stories London written by August Nemo and published by Tacet Books. This book was released on 2020-04-24 with total page 679 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, London is considered to be one of the world's most important global cities. Such a historically important city has certainly left its legacy in the imagination of writers. Check out the tales full of London's atmosphere selected by critic August Nemo: - Lost in a London Fog by Louisa May Alcott - London Impressions by Stephen Crane - A London Life by Henry James - The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle - The Secret Agent by Joseph Conrad - Mrs. Dalloway in Bond Street by Virginia Woolf - The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson For more books with interesting themes, be sure to check the other books in this collection!

Download or read book The Penguin Book of the British Short Story 2 written by Philip Hensher and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2015-11-05 with total page 784 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TELEGRAPH, INDEPENDENT, FINANCIAL TIMES AND OBSERVER BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2015 Hilarious, exuberant, subtle, tender, brutal, spectacular, and above all unexpected: these two extraordinary volumes contain the limitless possibilities of the British short story. This is the first anthology capacious enough to celebrate the full diversity and energy of its writers, subjects and tones. The most famous authors are here, and many others, including some magnificent stories never republished since their first appearance in magazines and periodicals. The Penguin Book of the British Short Story has a permanent authority, and will be reached for year in and year out. This volume takes the story from the 1920s to the present day. Edited and with an introduction by Philip Hensher, the award-winning novelist, critic and journalist.

Download or read book Short Story Masterpieces written by Ernest Hemingway and published by Dell. This book was released on 1954-03-15 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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!

Download or read book The Penguin Book of the British Short Story 1 written by Philip Hensher and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2015-11-05 with total page 873 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TELEGRAPH, INDEPENDENT, FINANCIAL TIMES AND OBSERVER BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2015 Hilarious, exuberant, subtle, tender, brutal, spectacular, and above all unexpected: these two extraordinary volumes contain the limitless possibilities of the British short story. This is the first anthology capacious enough to celebrate the full diversity and energy of its writers, subjects and tones. The most famous authors are here, and many others, including some magnificent stories never republished since their first appearance in magazines and periodicals. The Penguin Book of the British Short Story has a permanent authority, and will be reached for year in and year out. This volume takes the story from its origins with Defoe, Swift and Fielding to the 'golden age' of the fin de siècle and Edwardian period. Edited and with an introduction by Philip Hensher, the award-winning novelist, critic and journalist.

Download or read book 7 best short stories by Arthur Machen written by Arthur Machen and published by Tacet Books. This book was released on 2020-05-14 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He was born in 1863 in Wales, in Caerlson-Usk. He settled in London, still young, where he was a bookstore clerk for a few months, becoming a preceptor. Subsequently, he began to write in total material shortage and fatigue. For a long time he lived on translations. Still unrecognized, he continued his work with a growing feeling that "an immense spiritual gulf separated him from other men" and that he lived as a "Robinson Crusoe of the soul."A curious fact was that he, along with W. B. Yeats and Aleister Crowley, was a member of the "Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn," the ill-fated 20th century magic society.His work is acclaimed worldwide and has already been recognized by such big names as H. P. Locecraf, Stephen King and Jorge Luis Borges. This selection specially chosen by the literary critic August Nemo, contains the following stories:The Great God PanThe White PeopleThe Black SealThe Novel of the White PowderThe Red HandThe Inmost LightThe Bowmen

Download or read book The Best British Short Stories 2013 written by Nicholas Royle and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The Best British Short Stories' invites you to judge a book by its cover - or more accurately, by its title. This series aims to reprint the best short stories published in the previous calendar year by British writers, whether based in the UK or elsewhere.

Download or read book Great English Short Stories written by Paul Negri and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-09-20 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVFirst-rate selections include Hardy's "The Fiddler of the Reels," James' "Oh, Whistle, and I’ll Come to You, My Lad," Dickens' "The Haunted Hotel," and tales by Saki, Kipling, Lawrence, Trollope, Stevenson, and others. /div

Download or read book 7 best short stories by Anthony Hope written by Anthony Hope and published by Tacet Books. This book was released on 2020-05-16 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anthony Hope was a prolific writer, especially of adventure novels. His works are set in the contemporaneous fictional country of Ruritania and spawned the genre known as Ruritanian romance, works set in fictional European locales similar to the novels. This book contains: - The Adventure of Lady Ursula. - AspirationsExplanations. - A Cut and a Kiss. - Promising. - Imagination. - Uncle John and the Rubies. - Lucifera.

Download or read book 7 best short stories Detective Fiction written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by Tacet Books. This book was released on 2020-04-23 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to the book series 7 best short stories specials, selection dedicated to a special subject, featuring works by noteworthy authors. The texts were chosen based on their relevance, renown and interest. This edition is dedicated to Detective Fiction. Detective fiction is a subgenre of crime fiction and mystery fiction in which an investigator or a detective—either professional, amateur or retired—investigates a crime, often murder. The detective genre began around the same time as speculative fiction and other genre fiction in the mid-nineteenth century and has remained extremely popular. This book contains - The Red-Headed League by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. - The Blue Cross by G. K. Chesterton. - Traces of Crime by Mary Fortune. - The Purloined Letter by Edgar Allan Poe. - The Case of the Dixon Torpedo by Arthur Morrison. - The Coin Of Dionysius by Ernest Bramah. - The Crooked Man by Arthur Conan Doyle. For more books with interesting themes, be sure to check the other books in this collection!

Download or read book 7 best short stories by Kenneth Grahame written by Kenneth Grahame and published by Tacet Books. This book was released on 2020-05-15 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kenneth Grahame is a British writer famous for being the author of classics of children's literature and fantasy. In this book the critic August Nemo selected seven short stories of this author, including The Reluctant Dragon: - The Twenty-First of October - Dies Irae - Mutabile Semper - The Magic Ring - Its Walls Were as of Jasper - A Saga of the Seas - The Reluctant Dragon

Download or read book 7 best short stories by H H Munro Saki written by Saki (H.H. Munro) and published by Tacet Books. This book was released on 2020-05-14 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The works of British short story author H.H. Munro, who wrote under the pen name "Saki" (a pen name he probably borrowed from The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam), offer a satirical commentary on Edwardian society and culture.In this edition seven short stories selected to honor the author's great work, a reading that will please and surprise the reader.The Lumber RoomThe Open WindowSredni Vashtar Gabriel-Ernest TobermoryThe Unrest-CureLaura

Download or read book The Best British Short Stories of 1922 written by Immib and published by Iboo Press House. This book was released on 2020-05-20 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most parents know and understand the value of children's stories. Reading aloud to your children becomes an occasion for family warmth and bonding. But quite apart from this, the true importance of introducing children to fiction helps them to make sense of the real world they will have to encounter at some later stage. Stories also give them hope, teach moral values and help them to understand the complex nature of the society that they will ultimately have to live in. The Best British Short Stories of 1922 contains 24 delightful traditional stories written by famous and not-so-famous British authors. About iBoo Classics: iBoo Press House uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work. We preserve the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. All titles are unabridged (100% Original content), designed with a nice cover with linen textured lamination underneath, quality paper and a large font that's easy to read. Hardcover ( 978-1-64181-655-7 ) edition of this Classic is also available. To see more Delightful Traditional Stories Collection, please visit our web site at iboo.com

Download or read book 7 Best Short Stories Winter written by Jack London and published by Tacet Books. This book was released on 2020-01-06 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The long nights and cold winter air have inspired authors since the early days of literature. While the climate invites reclusion and introspection, there is also the opportunity to enjoy winter sports. See how winter has inspired the authors differently in this seven great short stories: This book contains: - The Race for Number One by Jack London. - An Alpine Pass on Ski by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. - Davos in Winter by Robert Louis Stevenson. - The First Snowfall by Guy de Maupassant. - The Snow Image: A Childish Miracle by Nathaniel Hawthorne. - The Snow Man by O. Henry. - A Winter Round-Up by Andy Adams.

Download or read book 7 best short stories Victorian Fairy Tales written by Oscar Wilde and published by Tacet Books. This book was released on 2020-05-12 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to the book series 7 best short stories specials, selection dedicated to a special subject, featuring works by noteworthy authors. The texts were chosen based on their relevance, renown and interest. This edition is dedicated to Victorian Fairy Tale: The reinvention of fairy tales was a very particular feature of Victorian literature. Many authors dedicated to other genres tried their luck by making their own versions of the fairytale universe. This book contains the following texts: - The King of the Golden River by John Ruskin; - The Rose and the Ring by William Makepeace Thackeray; - The Golden Key by George MacDonald; - The Little Lame Prince by Dinah Craik; - The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde; - Melisande by Edith Nesbit; - The Reluctant Dragon by Kenneth Grahame. For more books with interesting themes, be sure to check the other books in this collection!