Second Penguin Book of English Short Stories

PENGUIN BRINGS YOU THE FINEST SHORT STORIES BY THE GREATEST WRITERS

''The short story is enjoying a revival all the more encouraging when viewed against the gloom surrounding the future of the literary novel . . .''

Fifteen further short stories from the golden age of the short story offer more gems from some of the masters of the genre. Whether it is the lyrical prose of Thomas Hardy or the irreve...