Author: W. Somerset Maugham
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780140185898
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
These 30 short stories, comprising Somerset Maugham's first collection, are set in locations ranging from England, France and Spain to the silver sands of the South Pacific. They include "Rain," "The Three Fat Women of Antibes," "The Voice of the Turtle," and "Before the Party." For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Collected Short Stories: Volume 1
Author: W. Somerset Maugham
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780140185898
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
These 30 short stories, comprising Somerset Maugham's first collection, are set in locations ranging from England, France and Spain to the silver sands of the South Pacific. They include "Rain," "The Three Fat Women of Antibes," "The Voice of the Turtle," and "Before the Party." For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780140185898
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
These 30 short stories, comprising Somerset Maugham's first collection, are set in locations ranging from England, France and Spain to the silver sands of the South Pacific. They include "Rain," "The Three Fat Women of Antibes," "The Voice of the Turtle," and "Before the Party." For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
The Complete Short Stories
Author: J. G. Ballard
Publisher: Fourth Estate
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1210
Book Description
For the first time, the complete collected short stories of the author of 'Empire of the Sun', 'Cocaine Nights' and 'Super-Cannes' - regarded by many as Britain's No. 1 living fiction writer.
Publisher: Fourth Estate
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1210
Book Description
For the first time, the complete collected short stories of the author of 'Empire of the Sun', 'Cocaine Nights' and 'Super-Cannes' - regarded by many as Britain's No. 1 living fiction writer.
The Collected Short Stories of Louis L'Amour, Volume 1
Author: Louis L'Amour
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 0553898841
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
With more than 120 titles still in print, Louis L'Amour is recognized the world over as one of the most prolific and popular American authors in history. Though he met with phenomenal success in every genre he tried, the form that put him on the map was the short story. Now this great writer—The Wall Street Journal recently compared with Jack London and Robert Louis Stevenson—will receive his due as a great storyteller. This volume kicks off a series that will, when complete, anthologize all of L'Amour’s short fiction, volume by handsome volume. Here, in Volume One, is a treasure-trove of 35 frontier tales for his millions of fans and for those who have yet to discover L'Amour’s thrilling prose—and his vital role in capturing the spirit of the Old West for generations to come.
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 0553898841
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
With more than 120 titles still in print, Louis L'Amour is recognized the world over as one of the most prolific and popular American authors in history. Though he met with phenomenal success in every genre he tried, the form that put him on the map was the short story. Now this great writer—The Wall Street Journal recently compared with Jack London and Robert Louis Stevenson—will receive his due as a great storyteller. This volume kicks off a series that will, when complete, anthologize all of L'Amour’s short fiction, volume by handsome volume. Here, in Volume One, is a treasure-trove of 35 frontier tales for his millions of fans and for those who have yet to discover L'Amour’s thrilling prose—and his vital role in capturing the spirit of the Old West for generations to come.
Detective Kay Hunter - Collected Short Stories Volume 1
Author: Rachel Amphlett
Publisher: Saxon Publishing
ISBN: 1915231612
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 171
Book Description
Discover three short stories featuring Detective Kay Hunter in this page-turning collection of crime thrillers. Nowhere to Run When a series of vicious attacks leaves the local running community in shock and fear, newly qualified detective Kay Hunter is thrust into the middle of a fraught investigation. Blood on Snow A suburban housewife is found dead in her garden. There is no weapon, no witnesses, and the only set of footprints belong to her cat. Probationary detective Kay Hunter and her colleagues are convinced it’s murder – but how can they find a killer when there are no clues? A Burning Question When a fire deliberately destroys a boat, nearly killing the occupant, Kay Hunter and her colleagues suspect a serial arsonist is targeting a small community of river dwellers. With another man dead and people fearing for their lives, Kay is desperate to stop a killer who shows no sign of stopping...
Publisher: Saxon Publishing
ISBN: 1915231612
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 171
Book Description
Discover three short stories featuring Detective Kay Hunter in this page-turning collection of crime thrillers. Nowhere to Run When a series of vicious attacks leaves the local running community in shock and fear, newly qualified detective Kay Hunter is thrust into the middle of a fraught investigation. Blood on Snow A suburban housewife is found dead in her garden. There is no weapon, no witnesses, and the only set of footprints belong to her cat. Probationary detective Kay Hunter and her colleagues are convinced it’s murder – but how can they find a killer when there are no clues? A Burning Question When a fire deliberately destroys a boat, nearly killing the occupant, Kay Hunter and her colleagues suspect a serial arsonist is targeting a small community of river dwellers. With another man dead and people fearing for their lives, Kay is desperate to stop a killer who shows no sign of stopping...
Collected Short Stories
Author: William Somerset Maugham
Publisher: Random House (UK)
ISBN: 9780749303457
Category : English fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
These 30 short stories, comprising Somerset Maugham's first collection, are set in locations ranging from England, France and Spain to the silver sands of the South Pacific. They include Rain, The Three Fat Women of Antibes, The Voice of the Turtle, and Before the Party.
Publisher: Random House (UK)
ISBN: 9780749303457
Category : English fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
These 30 short stories, comprising Somerset Maugham's first collection, are set in locations ranging from England, France and Spain to the silver sands of the South Pacific. They include Rain, The Three Fat Women of Antibes, The Voice of the Turtle, and Before the Party.
The Collected Short Stories of George Moore Vol 1
Author: Ann Heilmann
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1040243487
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
George Moore (1852-1933) was one of the most influential and versatile writers and journalists of the turn of the century. This five-volume, reset critical edition addresses scholarly interest in Moore, making available his generally neglected short story collections.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1040243487
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
George Moore (1852-1933) was one of the most influential and versatile writers and journalists of the turn of the century. This five-volume, reset critical edition addresses scholarly interest in Moore, making available his generally neglected short story collections.
The Collected Short Stories of Louis L'Amour, Volume 1
Author: Louis L'Amour
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 0553898841
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
With more than 120 titles still in print, Louis L'Amour is recognized the world over as one of the most prolific and popular American authors in history. Though he met with phenomenal success in every genre he tried, the form that put him on the map was the short story. Now this great writer—The Wall Street Journal recently compared with Jack London and Robert Louis Stevenson—will receive his due as a great storyteller. This volume kicks off a series that will, when complete, anthologize all of L'Amour’s short fiction, volume by handsome volume. Here, in Volume One, is a treasure-trove of 35 frontier tales for his millions of fans and for those who have yet to discover L'Amour’s thrilling prose—and his vital role in capturing the spirit of the Old West for generations to come.
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 0553898841
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
With more than 120 titles still in print, Louis L'Amour is recognized the world over as one of the most prolific and popular American authors in history. Though he met with phenomenal success in every genre he tried, the form that put him on the map was the short story. Now this great writer—The Wall Street Journal recently compared with Jack London and Robert Louis Stevenson—will receive his due as a great storyteller. This volume kicks off a series that will, when complete, anthologize all of L'Amour’s short fiction, volume by handsome volume. Here, in Volume One, is a treasure-trove of 35 frontier tales for his millions of fans and for those who have yet to discover L'Amour’s thrilling prose—and his vital role in capturing the spirit of the Old West for generations to come.