An edition of 21 Great Stories (1969)

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An edition of 21 Great Stories (1969)

21 great stories

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The masterpieces of some of the finest writers ever.to make words come alive on paper, the stories in this volume have been selected to represent the full spectrum of the storyteller's art. Here are works of chilling mystery, far-out fantasy, superb highly charged symbolism and enthralling human drama. Given sharpened focus through insightful editorial commentary, each of these tales stands distinctive in style and vision— and all are totally memorable reading experiences.

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English
Pages
352

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Cover of: 21 Great Stories
21 Great Stories
October 1991, New American Library
Paperback
Cover of: 21great stories
21great stories
1969, Pan Books
in English
Cover of: 21 Great Stories
21 Great Stories
1969-02, New American Library
Mass Market Paperback in English - First printing
Cover of: 21 great stories
21 great stories
1969-02, New American Library
Mass Market Paperback in English - First Printing (10)
Cover of: 21 Great Stories
21 Great Stories
1969-02, New American Library
mass market paperback in English - First printing (14)
Cover of: 21 great stories
21 great stories
1969, penguin
Cover of: 21Great Stories
21Great Stories
1969, Penguin Publishing Group
in English

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Table of Contents

War, by L. Pirandello.
Eve in Darkness, by K. Hurlbut.
There Will Come Soft Rains, by R. Bradbury.
Tobermory, by Saki.
The Two Bottles of Relish, by Lord Dunsany.
Footfalls, by W. D. Steele.
Hook, by W. V. T. Clark.
Wine on the Desert, by M. Brand.
The Lady or the Tiger, by F. Stockton.
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, by A. Bierce.
The Cask of Amontillado, by E. A. Poe.
The Tell-Tale heart, by E. A. Poe.
So Much Unfairness of Things, by C. D. B. Bryan.
The Necklace, by G. de Maupassant.
The Adventure of the Speckled Band, by A. C. Doyle.
To Build a Fire, by J. London.
Leiningen Versus the Ants, by C. Stephenson.
Eveline, by J. Joyce.
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, by J. Thurber.
What Stumped the Bluejays, by M. Twain.
The Pearl, by J. Steinbeck.

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Published in
New York
Copyright Date
1969

The Physical Object

Format
Mass Market Paperback
Pagination
352p.
Number of pages
352

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL25436775M
Internet Archive
21greatstories0000lass
LCCN
69017923
Goodreads
123222595

Work Description

War, by L. Pirandello --
Eve in darkness, by K. Hurlbut --
There will come soft rains, by R. Bradbury --
Tobermory, by Saki --
The two bottles of relish, by Lord Dunsany --
Footfalls, by W.D. Steele --
Hook, by W.V.T. Clark --
Wine on the desert, by M. Brand --
The lady or the tiger, by F. Stockton --
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, by A. Bierce --
Cask of Amontillado, by E.A. Poe --
Tell-tale Heart , by E.A. Poe --
So much unfairness of things, by C.D.B. Bryan --
The necklace, by G. de Maupassant --
The adventure of the speckled band, by A.C. Doyle --
To build a fire, by J. London --
Leiningen versus the ants, by C. Stephenson --
Eveline, by J. Joyce --
The secret life of Walter Mitty, by J. Thurber --
What stumped the bluejays, by M. Twain --
The pearl, by J. Steinbeck.

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