Great Short Stories of the World (In 3 Volumes)
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Edition
1st ed.
Publisher
ISBN
8186787135
Length
xv+390p., xi+391-720p., xi+721-1072p., Index; 23cm.
Subjects
The present collection marks an attempt to bring together outstanding examples of the Short Story as it has been practiced by writers of almost every race, from the earliest days of civilization down to the present century. Its purpose is not to show, by a series of texts chosen on academic grounds, how the form developed, but to bring together the best examples of every form by which men have endeavoured to entertain and instruct their fellows. Not art is more ...
