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Collected Short Stories Volume 3
Author | : W. Somerset Maugham |
Publsiher | : Random House |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2009-04-02 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781409076391 |
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The third volume of Somerset Maugham's Collected Short Stories, introduced by the author, contains the celebrated series about Ashenden, a secret service agent in World War I. Based on Maugham's own experiences with the British Intelligence service in Switzerland, the stories are vignettes in which he dramatises both the romance and absurdity of espionage as well as its ruthlessness and brutality. Accountable only to 'R', Ashenden travels all over the Continent on assignments which entangle him with such characters as the traitor Grantley Caypor, the passionate Guilia Lazzari, and the sinister 'hairless Mexican'.
Collected Stories
Author | : William Somerset Maugham |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 896 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : British |
ISBN | : UOM:39015059280811 |
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In this edition of short fictional works by the prestigious twentieth century author, writer Ashenden turns secret agent in World War I, the chasms of misunderstandings between colonizers and natives comes to a head, and a poetry writing woman clashes with her, the only hardcover edition of short stories by one of the twentieth century's most enduringly popular fiction writers. Though W. Somerset Maugham was also famous for his novels and plays, it has been argued that in the short story he reached the pinnacle of his art was his true métier. These expertly told tales, with their addictive plot twists and vividly drawn characters, are both galvanizing as literature and wonderfully entertaining. In the adventures of his alter ego Ashenden, a writer who, like Maugham himself, turned secret agent in World War I, as well as in stories set in such far flung locales as South Pacific islands and colonial outposts in Southeast Asia, Maugham brings his characters vividly to life, and their humanity is more convincing for the author's merciless exposure of their flaws and failures. Whether the chasms of misunderstanding he plumbs are those between colonizers and natives, between a missionary and a prostitute, or between a poetry writing woman and her uncomprehending husband, Maugham brilliantly displays his irony, his wit, and his genius in the art of storytelling.
The Oxford Book of Latin American Short Stories
Author | : Roberto Gonzalez Echevarria |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 496 |
Release | : 1999-07-15 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780195130850 |
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This collection brings together 53 stories that span the history of Latin American literature and represent the most dazzling achievements in the form. It covers the entire history of Latin American short fiction, from the colonial period to present.
The Complete Short Stories of W Somerset Maugham Vol I
Author | : W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 506 |
Release | : 2021-11-10 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : 9798763788273 |
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This is the first of three volumes of my collected short stories. In my early youth I wrote a number, but they are so immature that I have preferred not to reprint them. A few are in a book that has long remained out of print, a few others are scattered in various magazines. They are best forgotten. The first of the stories in this collection, Rain, was written in 1920 in Hong Kong, but I had hit upon the idea for it during a journey I took in the South Seas during the winter of 1916. The last of my stories was written in New York in 1945 from a brief note that I found by chance among my papers and which I made as far back as 1901. I do not expect ever to write another.
The Collected Short Stories
Author | : Jeffrey Archer |
Publsiher | : St. Martin's Paperbacks |
Total Pages | : 640 |
Release | : 2010-06-08 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781429967327 |
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International bestselling author Jeffrey Archer has enthralled readers with his riveting suspense, surprise denouements, and unforgettable storylines. Now Archer's three acclaimed collections of short fiction are brought together in one irresistible volume. THE COLLECTED SHORT STORIES A Quiver Full of Arrows takes readers on a journey of encounters that befall an assortment of kindly strangers, wary old friends, and long-lost loves. Sly reflections on human nature are at the center of A Twist in the Tale in which blindly adventurous game-players compete for stakes higher than they dreamed. Expect the unexpected and you'll still be surprised in Twelve Red Herrings, a dozen tales of betrayal, love, murder and revenge capped with a startling twist. Thirty-six stories in all, each poised to astonish and inspire, revealing "master entertainer" (Time) Jeffrey Archer at his artfully entertaining best.
Collected Short Stories
Author | : William Somerset Maugham |
Publsiher | : Pan |
Total Pages | : 488 |
Release | : 1976 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : UCBK:C102569524 |
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The Haunter of the Dark
Author | : Howard Phillips Lovecraft |
Publsiher | : Wordsworth Editions |
Total Pages | : 608 |
Release | : 2011-06-05 |
Genre | : Detective and mystery stories, American |
ISBN | : 1840226676 |
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From the dark, mind-expanding imagination of H P Lovecraft, Wordsworth presents a third volume of tales penned by the greatest horror writer of the 20th Century.
The Complete Short Stories of W Somerset Maugham
Author | : William Somerset Maugham |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 135 |
Release | : 1973 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : OCLC:1006059043 |
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