THE OXFORD BOOK OF SHORT STORIES

Pritchett, V. S. - Sir Walter Scott; Nathaniel Hawthorne; Edgar Allan Poe; Mark Twain; Bret Harte; Ambrose Bierce; Hanry James; Robert Louis Stevenson; Joseph Conrad; Rudyard Kipling; O. Henry; Hector Hugh Munro; Stephen Crane; Walter De La Mare

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ISBN 10: 0192141163 ISBN 13: 9780192141163

Published by Oxford University Press, 1981

Language: English

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Title

THE OXFORD BOOK OF SHORT STORIES

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Publication Date

1981

Language

English

ISBN 10

0192141163

ISBN 13

9780192141163

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition.

Condition

Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Near Fine

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A collection of some forty short stories written in English, overing the period from the early 19th century to the present nd drawing especially upon writers from Great Britain Ireland, and the United States.

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Sir Victor Pritchett is a novelist, short-story writer, critic, biographer, and traveler. His books include the novel, Mr. Beluncle; a highly acclaimed collection of short stories, On the Edge of the Cliff; two books of criticism, The Myth Makers and The Tale Bearers; a biography of Turgenev, The Gentle Barbarian; and the classic travel book, The Spanish Temper.

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