The Golden Age of British Short Stories 1890-1914
$25.89
- Paperback
640 pages
- Release Date
14 September 2021
Summary
A richly varied anthology showcases a teeming, strange, magical world, about to be brought to an end by the catastrophe of 1914.
The quarter century or so before the outbreak of the First World War saw an extraordinary boom in the popularity and quality of short stories in Britain. Fuelled by a large new magazine readership and vigorous competition to acquire new stories, these years were ones where the normal rule-of-thumb (novels sell, short stories don’t) was inverted.
This…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241434314 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241434319 |
| Author: | Philip Hensher |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 640 |
| Release Date: | 14 September 2021 |
| Weight: | 438g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 27mm |
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Critics Review
Excellent, entertaining and ingenious … Outstandingly displays the imaginative zest and subtlety of what Hensher rightly hails as “one of the richest and most accomplished moments in literary history”. – Peter Kemp * Sunday Times *
About The Author
Philip Hensher
Philip Hensher is the editor of The Penguin Book of the British Short Story (two volumes) and of The Penguin Book of the Contemporary British Short Story. His most recent novel is A Small Revolution in Germany.
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