The Second Persephone Book of Short Stories (Paperback)

Evelyn Sharp; Dorothy Canfield Fisher; Katherine Mansfield; Colette; Winifred Holtby; Malachi Whitaker; Joanna Cannan; Dorothy Van Doren; Dorothy Whipple; Irčne Némirovsky; Sally Benson; Lettice Cooper; Rose Macaulay; Diana Gardner; Mollie Panter-Downes

ISBN 10: 1910263222 / ISBN 13: 9781910263228

Published by Persephone Books Ltd, London, 2019

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Paperback. To celebrate its twentieth year, Persephone Books presents a second selection of short stories by women writers: Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Seller Inventory # 9781910263228

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Second Persephone Book of Short Stories (Paperback)
• Publisher: Persephone Books Ltd, London
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1910263222
• ISBN 13: 9781910263228
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

There are thirty stories, spanning nearly a century (from 1896–1984). Twelve are taken from the twelve volumes of stories we have published over the last few years; nine were previously published in our quarterly (later biannually) magazine during the last decade; and nine have been selected especially for this collection. They are presented in the order they were written. A quarter are by North American women writers.

In dull brown / Evelyn Sharp (1896) -- The bedquilt / Dorothy Canfield Fisher (1906) -- Her first ball / Katherine Mansfield (1921) -- The other wife / Colette (1924) -- The casualty list / Winifred Holtby (1932) -- Thunder shower / Malachi Whitaker (1933) -- The exile / Joanna Cannan (1939) -- Safety zone / Dorothy van Doren (1939) -- After tea / Dorothy Whipple (1941) -- Monsieur Rose / Irčne Nčmirovsky (1941) -- Going home / Sally Benson (1942) -- Frowning Caryatid / Lettice Cooper (1942) -- Miss Anstruther's letters / Rose Macaulay (1942) -- The house at hove / Diana Gardner (1944) -- Year of decision / Mollie Panter-Downes (1944) -- We have to sit opposite / Ethel Wilson (1945) -- The little willow / Frances Towers (1947) -- Monkey-barges / Emma Smith (1947) -- The blessing that must be earned / Freda Aykroyd (1947) -- The professor's daughter / Margaret Bonham (1948) -- The prisoner / Elizabeth Berridge (1948) -- Beside the still waters / Mollie-Panter Downes (1948) -- To open a door / Kathleen Warren (1951) -- The proof / Mary Rickwood (1954) -- The green heart / Jane McClure (1955) -- No laughing matter / Diana Athill (1961) -- Sunday morning / Dorothy Whipple (1961) -- For good / Alice Adams (1977) -- Accidents / Carol Shields (1983) -- Gilbert / Rosamunde Pilcher (1984).