The Oxford Book of English Love Stories

The Oxford Book of English Love Stories PDF Author: John Sutherland
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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The Oxford Book of American Short Stories

The Oxford Book of American Short Stories PDF Author: Joyce Carol Oates
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780195092622
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 788

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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.

The Oxford Book of English Ghost Stories

The Oxford Book of English Ghost Stories PDF Author: Michael Cox
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 019955630X
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 504

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The thrill and chill of the ghost story is displayed in all its variety and vitality through this marvellous anthology. Ranging from the early 19th century to the 1960s, the collection reveals the development of the genre, and showcases many of its greatest expositors - from Sir Walter Scott, H. G. Wells, M. R. James, T. H. White, Walter de la Mare, and Elizabeth Bowen in the UK to Edith Wharton in America. Though its heyday coincided with the golden age of Empire in the nineteenth century, the ghost story enjoyed a second flowering between the two World Wars and its popularity is as great as ever.

The Oxford Book of English Love Stories

The Oxford Book of English Love Stories PDF Author: John Sutherland
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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The Oxford Book of English Detective Stories

The Oxford Book of English Detective Stories PDF Author: Patricia Craig
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192829689
Category : Detective and mystery stories, English
Languages : en
Pages : 554

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Essential reading for all armchair detectives, this collection of 33 classic whodunits is the cream of crime writing.

The English in Love

The English in Love PDF Author: Claire Langhamer
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199594430
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 312

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The intimate history of love, marriage, and emotional revolution in twentieth century Britain

The Oxford Book of Japanese Short Stories

The Oxford Book of Japanese Short Stories PDF Author: Theodore William Goossen
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0192803727
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 486

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Beginning with the first writings to assimilate and rework Western literary traditions, through the flourishing of the short story genre in the cosmopolitan atmosphere of the Taisho era, to the new breed of writers produced under the constraints of literary censorship, and the current writings reflecting the pitfalls and paradoxes of modern life, this anthology offers a stimulating survey of the entire development of the Japanese short story.

Victorian Love Stories

Victorian Love Stories PDF Author: Kate Flint
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Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 532

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This varied, unusual selection of short stories presents Victorian love in all its moods. Covering a period that embraces both Elizabeth Gaskell and Somerset Maugham, these stories range from the sentimental to the satiric, the crudely realistic to the perplexed, the mystical, and the rapturous. The lovers include a shopkeeper and an aristocrat, an actress, a governess, Americans abroad, a seaweed gatherer, and a pair of herons Self-sacrifice and adultery figure prominently in these pages, as Victorian writers explored the nature of relationships at a time when women's growing independence brought traditional roles and assumptions into question. These stories confound expectations by recasting the familiar genres of fable, fairy tale, and naturalism to deal with these new themes. The anthology further exceeds our expectations with its inclusive array of voices and perspectives; alongside the well-known work of Trollope and Hardy one finds equally powerful stories by Lucy Clifford, Hubert Crackenthorpe, and Ellen T. Fowler. Displaying the complexity of love and the inventiveness of Victorian fiction this volume will appeal to students of Victorian culture and any lover of short fiction.

The Oxford Book of Irish Short Stories

The Oxford Book of Irish Short Stories PDF Author: William Trevor
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 9780199583140
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Ireland has always been a nation of story-tellers. This magnificent anthology chronicles the development of a rich literary tradition, from the earliest folk-tales to James Joyce, Liam O'Flaherty, and the rising stars of the new generation.

The Oxford Book of Caribbean Short Stories

The Oxford Book of Caribbean Short Stories PDF Author: Stewart Brown
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192802293
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 476

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The Caribbean is the source of one of the richest, most accessible, and yet technically adventurous traditions of contemporary world literature. This collection extends beyond the realm of English-speaking writers, to include stories published in Spanish, French, and Dutch. It brings together contributions from major figures such as V. S. Naipaul, and Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and work from the exciting new generation of Caribbean writers represented by Edwidge Danticat, and Jamaica Kincaid.

The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories

The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories PDF Author: Tom Shippey
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192803818
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 587

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A collection of classic science fiction short stories features tales by H. G. Wells, Arthur C. Clark, Frederik Pohl, Clifford Simak, Brian Aldiss, Ursala K. LeGuin, and many others. Edited by the author of The Road to Middle-Earth. 20,000 first printing.