THE OXFORD BOOK
OF SHORT STORIES
Chosen
by
V.S. PRITCHETT
Spanning 200 hundred years. from the early 19th century to
the present. this international collection of short stories
written in English represents some of the most original
examples of the genre Many stories that have been over
anthologized have not been included in favor of those which have been overlooked.
Writers include Sherwood Anderson, loseph Conrad, Rudyard Kipling. Ring Lardner,
D H Lawrence, Doris Lessing, Flannery O·Connor.
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Henry, Sir Walter Scott. John
Updike, and Eudora Welty
750 pp .. 519.95
IN ANGER
British Culture in the Cold War
1945-60
ROBERT HEWISON
Part of a multivolume cultural survey of Great Britain. this sequel
to Hewison's widely acclaimed
Under Siege
focuses on theater and
film , discussing such topics as the Ealing comedies in film ; nove–
lists like Kingsley Amis, John Braine, and Alan Sillitoe; and play–
wrights including Jo hn Osborne, Arnold Wesker. and Harold
Pinter.
250 pp., illus, 519.95
PLACES
An Anthology of Britain
Chosen
by
RONALD BLYTHE
In this unusually personal anthology, over
forty novelists. poets, naturalists, and his–
torian s vividly recall places in the British
Isles that have pa rticula r significance to
them From the countryside of Oxfordshire
to the Black Mountains of Wales, these
writers recall scenes from childhood , an
hour in church , wartime London , and
more. Contributors include Jan Morris, Jon
Stallworthy. Sir John Betjeman Photo–
graphs and paintings visually evoke the
collection .
270 PP .. illus . 51995
WRITING WITH POWER
Techniques for Mastering
the Writing Process
PETER ELBOW
Addressing everyone from students to
professiona l writers , Elbow describes
techniques for getting words on paper,
revising . achieving power, reaching an
audience, and for getting feedback. " An
engagingly honest and persuasive trea–
tise, full of ingenious ideas." - Howa rd
Nemerov.
365 pp.,
519.95/56.95
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