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

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

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

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

Penned By Philip Hensher
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'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 Hensher

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Length 764 Pages
Language Eng
Released December 1, 2015
Identifier (ISBN) 29776924
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Philip Hensher is a writer and avid reader based in the Pacific Northwest. Before pursuing writing full-time, they spent over a decade working in education. When not working on their next book, Philip Hensher can usually be found hiking with their dog or trying out new coffee shops in their neighborhood.

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