A Distant Episode


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A Distant Episode contains the best of Paul Bowles's short stories, as selected by the author. An American cult figure, Bowles has fascinated such disparate talents as Norman Mailer, Allen Ginsberg, Truman Capote, William S. Burroughs, Gore Vidal, and Jay McInerney.




The Best American Short Stories, 1992


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A compilation of twenty American short stories by authors such as Rick Bass, Robert Olen Butler, Alice Munro, Joyce Carol Oates, and Tobias Wolff. Includes a list of 100 additional notable stories from 1991.




The Field of Mustard


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The Oxford Book of American Short Stories


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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.




Eight Poems of Emily Dickinson


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(Boosey & Hawkes Scores/Books). HPS 934




Chosen by the Lion


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Chosen by the Lion is Linda Gregg's fourth collection and her most eloquent, bespeaking a deeply personal reconciliation with the loss of love. --Graywolf Press Gregg's typical language is silvery and agile, her ton level and concentrated. --The New Yorker.




Lilacs and Other Stories


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From the author of The Awakening comes this collection, which features 24 distinctive tales of Southern life, filled with fascinating characters, idiosyncratic customs, and sometimes shocking details.




The Best American Short Stories 1997


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A collection of the best American short stories for 1997.




Lord Arthur Savile's Crime


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Excerpt from Lord Arthur Savile's Crime: And Other Stories Good heavens! Said the Duchess to herself, 'he is a sort of cheiropodist after all. How very dreadful. I hope he is a foreigner at any rate. It wouldn't be quite so bad then.' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.