| The Penguin Book of First World War Stories Contributor(s): Various (Author), Korte, Barbara (Editor), Einhaus, Ann-Marie (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0141442158 ISBN-13: 9780141442150 Publisher: Penguin Group OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2008 Annotation: An illuminating anthology of World War I fiction by some of Englandas best-known writers This new collection of short stories about World War I features works by such famous British authors as Joseph Conrad, W. Somerset Maugham, Arthur Conan Doyle, John Buchan, Rudyard Kipling, D. H. Lawrence, John Galsworthy, Radclyffe Hall, Katherine Mansfield, Robert Graves, Muriel Spark, and Julian Barnes. Written during the war and after, these stories illustrate the impact of the Great War on British society and culture, as well as the many ways in which short fiction contributed to the literature of that time period. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Anthologies (multiple Authors) - Fiction | War & Military |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Penguin Classics |
| Physical Information: 1.02" H x 5.48" W x 7.86" (0.70 lbs) 432 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An anthology of Great War short stories by British writers, both famous and lesser-known authors, men and women, during the war and after its end These stories are able to illustrate the impact of the Great War on British society and culture and the many modes in which short fiction contributed to the war's literature. The selection covers different periods: the war years themselves, the famous boom years of the late 1920s to the more recent past in which the First World War has received new cultural interest. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |