Flush was an English cocker spaniel who belonged to the nineteenth-century poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Virginia Woolf learned of him from the love letters Elizabeth wrote to her future husband,
On the Other Hand is a short story collection by the award-winningSlovak author, Pavol Rankov. As the title implies, there is a duality to the stories in this volume – half of them are set in contemp
Tajima Shuji, przystojny redaktor bogacący się na czarnym rynku powojennego Tokio, ma jeden problem – zbyt wiele kochanek, z którymi na dodatek chce się rozstać. Tylko jak sprawić, by zgodziły się wy
In this powerfully influential series of short stories, James Joyce captures uneasy souls, shabby lives and innocent minds in the dark streets and homes of his native city. In doing so, he conjures u
The new collection from the legendary Atwood is led by the story of a married couple as they travel the road together, the moments big and small that make up a long life of love -- and what comes aft
'Absorbing, fascinating, arresting' - The Observer
'Intensely moving, luminous and rather magnificent' - The Times
It was one of the most startling moments in the modern history of the City of Lo
We have lost touch with nature, rather foolishly as we are a part of it, not outside it. This will in time be over and then what? What have we learned?... The only real things in life are food and lo
Un homme désemparé par la perte de son fils, un cambrioleur aux méthodes pour le moins surprenantes, une petite fille terrorisée par son pere, un grand-pere un rien cocasse mais tellement conquis par
'Hilarious, subversive, sharp without being lethal, and loving without an ounce of sentiment, Shirley Jackson's more-or-less autobiographical account of life as a mother of four and faculty wife (and
Inspired by D.H. Lawrence, Chekhov and Hemingway, Bukowski's writing is passionate, extreme and has attracted a cult following, while his life was as weird and wild as the tales he wrote. This collec
A new translation of Giorgio Bassani's haunting collection of short stories that evoke 1930s Ferrara, with an introduction by Ali Smith.
Isolated lives and a lost world are evoked in these memorab
Author of the bestselling Clifton Chronicles, Jeffrey Archer, gives us fifteen gripping and rewarding short stories for readers to return to time and again.
Find out what happens to the hapless yo
Written in the 1830s and early 1840s, these comic stories tackle life behind the cold and elegant façade of the Imperial capital from the viewpoints of various characters, such as a collegiate assess
Książka składa się z pięciu opowiadań. 1. ALL GOLD CANYON (Szczerozłoty Kanion) – o poszukiwaczu złota i jego historii, o pokonaniu przeciwnika 2. JUST MEAT (Po prostu mięso) – Dwóch niezdarnych złod
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An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young adult and adult intermediate learners of Russian.
Olly’s top-notch language-learning insights are right in
The first ever collection of stories from the bestselling and beloved author of Swing Time and White Teeth
'She's already one of our best novelists and essayists, this reminds us that her short st
Anton Chekhov was one of the world’s most accomplished short-story writers and this collection displays the breadth and variety of his genius.
Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library, a series o
'Enlightening, thought-provoking and illuminating. Derren Brown asks questions about the world, and his intelligent curiosity benefits us all.'
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In A Book of Secrets, international
A young governess is sent to a great country house to care for two orphaned children. To begin with Flora and Miles seem to be model pupils but gradually the governess starts to suspect that somethin
Against the backdrop of nineteenth century Dublin, a boy becomes a man: his mind testing its powers, obsessions taking hold and loosening again, the bonds of family, tradition, nation and religion tr
It's the height of summer in 1930s Italy, and sixteen-year-old Ginia is desperate for adventure. So begins a fateful friendship with Amelia, a stylish and sophisticated artist's model who envelops he
'Magnificent... Her famous seriousness pervades throughout... What's striking is the astonishing scope, potential and possibility Sontag saw in short fiction' Financial Times
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