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Ten of the best Kipling stories, specially selected by the acclaimed author and critic Adam Roberts, who also provides a critical analysis of the form and style of Kipling's work. This edition is part of the new Comma Classics series, launched to celebrate past masters of the short story with...

Released in 1911, When God Laughs, and Other Stories is the eleventh collection of short stories by Jack London. In contrast with most of his other work that had been released at the time, When God Laughs is set in Polynesia. The book consists of twelve short stories that range from humorous to shocking.

Ten of the best Mansfield stories specially selected by the acclaimed author and critic Alison MacLeod who also provides a critical essay. This edition is part of the new Comma Classics series, launched to celebrate past masters of the short story with structural appreciations by contemporary practitioners. MacLeod’s...

An artist who excelled at the expression of subtle details and concentrated emotion, Katherine Mansfield ranks among the twentieth century's greatest short story writers. Her elegant, ironic tales reflect her own bohemian lifestyle, which involved tempestuous relationships with Bertrand Russell and...

Named to Kirkus Reviews' Best Story Collections of 2015 Featuring the story adapted into the Academy Award nominated film, 45 YEARS "I started reading these stories quietly, and then became obsessed, read them all fast, and started re-reading them again and again. They are gripping...

The New York Collection: Five Stories of Magic & Life New York City. A hub of life. A place for magic. Five New Yorkers tell their stories. How they lived the many decades of their lives. How they live their lives now. But most importantly, how a gift of magic changes everything. The last of life’s...

Fifteen short stories involving pets.  But don't think for a moment that you'll "See Spot Run", or that Lassie will save her master who's fallen in the well. Those are common pet tales, and these are Uncommon Pet Tales.  Within this collection, you'll find a little bit of romance, a little...

"Melville at his best invariably wrote from a sort of dream self, so that events which he relates as actual fact have indeed a far deeper reference to his own soul, his own inner life." - D.H. Lawrence. Here are ten stories that represent some of the best short work of American master...

This collection of Henry James's shorter works brings together some of his most famous works including "The Turn of the Screw", "Daisy Miller", and "The Aspern Papers". In addition to these works you will find the following tales: "Four Meetings", "In the Cage", "Owen Wingrave", "Pandora", "Sir Edmund...

These early works by Edgar Allan Poe were originally published in the mid 19th century. As a collection of short stories, these represent some of Poe's best works in the science fiction genre, and include 'The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall', 'The Conversation Of Eiros And Charmion' and...

The short story is often viewed as an inferior relation to the Novel. But it is an art in itself. To take a story and distil its essence into fewer pages while keeping character and plot rounded and driven is not an easy task. Many try and many fail. A widespread favourite of scholars, critics and...

This edition contains the most important and best known short stories, that were not included in other prominent collections. Included are: The Body-Snatcher Thrawn Janet Will O' the Mill The Treasure of Franchard Markheim The Misadventures of John Nicholson The Story Of A Lie Heathercat The Great North Road The Young Chevalier Fables

Kate Chopin (February 8, 1850 – August 22, 1904), was an American author of short stories and novels. She is now considered by some to have been a forerunner of feminist authors of the 20th century. This Collection includes: 1.The Story of an Hour 2.THE STORM 3.At the 'Cadian Ball 4.Désirée’s...

Booth Tarkington was born on July 29, 1869 in Indianapolis, Indiana. He is one of only three novelists to win the Pulitzer Prize more than once. When you look through the quality of his work it is easy to understand why. The Magnificent Ambersons, Alice Adams, Penrod, Penrod And Sam all classics....