1868789
9780517050491
This remarkable collection of 115 short stories from around the globe represents the very pinnacle of writing from the last decade of the nineteenth century through the mid-twentieth century. Thoughtfully edited to include well-known writers of the time and those that would have great influence on storytellers of the future, readers are sure to discover scores of new writers and appreciate those they already know even more. Contributors range from England's D.H. Lawrence, Denmark's Isak Dines, New Zealand's Katherine Mansfield, Ferenc Molnar from Hungary, and Anton Chekhov from Russia, to Ben Hecht and Ring Lardner in the U.S., and a host of others from across the North and South America, Europe and Asia.Crown Publishing Group Staff is the author of 'World of Great Stories 115 Stories, the Best of Modern Literature', published 2003 under ISBN 9780517050491 and ISBN 0517050498.
[read more]