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Title: THE FACTS ON FILE COMPANION TO THE BRITISH SHORT STORY
By: Andrew Maunder
Format: Hardback

List price: £85.00


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ISBN 10: 081605990X
ISBN 13: 9780816059904
Publisher: FACTS ON FILE INC
Pub. date: 1 March, 2007
Series: Companion to Literature Series
Pages: 544
Description: A comprehensive reference to short fiction from Great Britain, Ireland, and the British Commonwealth. With approximately 450 entries, this A-to-Z guide explores the literary contributions of such writers as Joseph Conrad, James Joyce, D H Lawrence, Rudyard Kipling, Oscar Wilde, Katherine Mansfield, Martin Amis, and others.
Synopsis: "The Facts On File Companion to the British Short Story", a comprehensive reference to short fiction from Great Britain, Ireland, and the British Commonwealth, features some of the most popular writers and works in the high school curriculum. With approximately 450 entries, this new A-to-Z guide explores the literary contributions of such writers as Joseph Conrad, James Joyce, D.H. Lawrence, Rudyard Kipling, Oscar Wilde, Katherine Mansfield, Martin Amis, and many others. Coverage includes: major short stories and novellas, including Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness", James Joyce's "The Dead," Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "A Scandal in Bohemia," Robert Louis Stevenson's "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr.Hyde", and Salman Rushdie's "The Prophet's Hair"; writers, including those born within Great Britain and Ireland and those born in British Commonwealth countries who lived in Great Britain or heavily influenced the British short story; important collections of short stories, including Rudyard Kipling's "Jungle" stories, Angela Carter's "The Bloody Chamber", and Hanif Kureishi's "Intimacy"; and, important concepts and movements in British short fiction, including detective fiction, science fiction, and class.
Illustrations: index, bibliography, cross-references
Publication: US
Imprint: Facts On File Inc
Returns: Returnable
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