If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten. Rudyard Kipling Lionel Wallace s life slowly unravels as he becomes obsessed with a strange door he once went through as a child (The Door in the Wall). A ship s captain finds a naked man drifting at sea and hauls him onboard to learn his story (The Secret Sharer). The wealthy Sheridan family throws a lavish party in their backyard, unaware that next door, their neighbor lies dead (The Garden-Party). This carefully curated collection contains ten of the best British short stories ever written. It includes not only highly celebrated stories such as W. Somerset Maugham s Rain, but also lesser-known yet equally notable ones, like Rudyard Kipling s The Gardener. Featuring a diverse range of authors from Virginia Woolf to D. H. Lawrence and Thomas Hardy, this book has something for every reader....
If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten. Rudyard Kipling Lionel Wallace s life slowly unravels as he becomes obsessed with a strange door he once went through as a child (The Door in the Wall). A ship s captain finds a naked man drifting at sea and hauls him onboard to learn his story (The Secret Sharer). The wealthy Sheridan family throws a lavish party in their backyard, unaware that next door, their neighbor lies dead (The Garden-Party). This carefully curated collection contains ten of the best British short stories ever written. It includes not only highly celebrated stories such as W. Somerset Maugham s Rain, but also lesser-known yet equally notable ones, like Rudyard Kipling s The Gardener. Featuring a diverse range of authors from Virginia Woolf to D. H. Lawrence and Thomas Hardy, this book has something for every reader.
| ISBN : | 9789392217173 |
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| Publisher : | Embassy Books |
| Year Published : | 2022 |
| Pages Count : | 304 Pages |
| Edition Language : | English, |
| Book Format : | Paperback |
