Great British Short Stories
By Arnold Bennet , Sir Arthur Conan Doyle , Charles Dickens , Robert Louis Stevenson , Elizabeth Gaskell , William J. Locke , Barry Pain and James McGovan
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ISBN: 9781467668460
A glorious collection of some of the finest British short stories ever written. "The Dog" – Arnold Bennet "Not On The Passenger List" – Barry Pain "The Old Man’s Tale About The Queer Client" – Charles Dickens "The Half Brothers" – Elizabeth Gaskell "The Veiled Portrait" – James McGovan "Markheim" – Robert Louis Stevenson "The Bottle Imp" – Robert Louis Stevenson "The Adventures Of The Kind Mr. Smith" – William J. Locke "The Man Of Mystery" – Barry Pain "The Brazilian Cat" – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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Summary
Summary
A glorious collection of some of the finest British short stories ever written.
- "The Dog" – Arnold Bennet
- "Not On The Passenger List" – Barry Pain
- "The Old Man’s Tale About The Queer Client" – Charles Dickens
- "The Half Brothers" – Elizabeth Gaskell
- "The Veiled Portrait" – James McGovan
- "Markheim" – Robert Louis Stevenson
- "The Bottle Imp" – Robert Louis Stevenson
- "The Adventures Of The Kind Mr. Smith" – William J. Locke
- "The Man Of Mystery" – Barry Pain
- "The Brazilian Cat" – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Author
Author Bio: Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens (1812–1870) was born in Landport, Portsmouth, England, the second of eight children in a family continually plagued by debt. A legacy brought release from the nightmare of debtors’ prison and child labor and afforded him a few years of formal schooling. He worked as an attorney’s clerk and newspaper reporter until his early writings brought him the amazing success that was to be his for the remainder of his life. He was the most popular English novelist of the Victorian era, and he remains popular, responsible for some of English literature’s most iconic characters.
Author Bio: Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894) was born in Scotland. He studied engineering and law at the University of Edinburgh and then began writing while traveling in France. The publication of Treasure Island in 1883 brought him fame and entered him on a course of romantic fiction beloved by young and old alike.
Author Bio: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930) was born of Irish parentage in Scotland. He studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh, but he also had a passion for storytelling. His first book introduced that prototype of the modern detective in fiction, Sherlock Holmes. Despite the immense popularity Holmes gained throughout the world, Doyle was not overly fond of the character and preferred to write other stories. Eventually popular demand won out and he continued to satisfy readers with the adventures of the legendary sleuth. He also wrote historical romances and made two essays into pseudoscientific fantasy: The Lost World and The Poison Belt.
Author Bio: Elizabeth Gaskell
Elizabeth Gaskell (1810–1865) was an English novelist and short-story writer born in London and raised in Knutsford, Cheshire, which became the model for village settings in her novels. In 1832 she married William Gaskell, a Unitarian minister. Her first novel, Mary Barton, published in 1848, was immensely popular and brought her to the attention of Charles Dickens, who solicited her work for his periodical, Household Words, for which she wrote the series subsequently reprinted as Cranford.
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Author Bio: Barry Pain
Barry Eric Odell Pain (1864–1928) was an English journalist, poet, and writer best known for his ghost and horror stories.
Author Bio: Arnold Bennet
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Author Bio: William J. Locke
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Author Bio: James McGovan
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| Available Formats : | Digital Download |
| Category: | Fiction/Literary |
| Runtime: | 7.53 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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