Author : Paul Negri
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 43,22 MB
Release : 2012-09-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0486114171
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
Author : Giles Gordon
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 46,79 MB
Release : 1992-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780393308778
"No wonder the short story gets more and more popular! ... a terrific collection!" --Fay Weldon
Author : Dale Carnegie
Publisher : Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 36,47 MB
Release : 2017-01-11
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9352617592
The book consists of many technique of ?Effective public speaking?. The author has transformed public-speaking into a life-skill which anyone cab develop. The book consists of basic principles of effective speaking, technique of effective speaking, and the 3-aspects of every speech and effective methods of delivering a talk. The book focuses on impromptu talk too. The author tells us how to make the most of our resources and achieve our fullest potential. A must read book for effective speaking.
Author : Philip Hensher
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 784 pages
File Size : 38,82 MB
Release : 2015-11-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0141979291
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.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 43,20 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780030384424
Author : Christopher Dolley
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 25,20 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Short stories, English
ISBN :
The Golden Age of the English short story lies from its first wide acceptance in the middle of the 19th century until the middle of the 20th. This book celebrates this period through some of the most widely known writers of the time.
Author : John Updike
Publisher :
Page : 810 pages
File Size : 45,70 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
The incomparable John Updike selects the 55 finest short stories from America's bestselling anthology, published since 1915.
Author : Colin Campbell
Publisher :
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 13,42 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Couples
ISBN : 9789001559557
While Tom is at work in London, his wife Marina is left bored and alone in the small village where they live. She wishes for someone to do the housework for her and a strange thing happens. Her wish comes true; the Ironing Man enters her life, and everything begins to change for both Marina and Tom.
Author : Joyce Carol Oates
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 788 pages
File Size : 49,60 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780195092622
This volume offers a survey of American short fiction in 59 tales that combine classic works with 'different, unexpected gems', which invite readers to explore a wealth of important pieces by women and minority writers. Authors include: Amy Tan, Alice Adams, David Leavitt and Tim O'Brien.
Author : Philip Hensher
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 873 pages
File Size : 38,70 MB
Release : 2015-11-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0141979283
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.
