The Penguin Best Australian Short Stories
Description
The Penguin Best Australian Short Stories. Edited by Mary Lord. 'What sort of stories do Australian writers tell? Set in cities, in suburbia, and in the outback. Mary Lord's selection of short stories explores the subtleties, the humour and the sadness of human life. For anyone interested in Australian writing and the changing views of Australian writers this is an essential collection. Contents: John George Lang - The Ghost upon the Rail. Mary Fortune ('Waif Wanderer') - The Dead Witness; or, The Bush Waterhole. Marcus Clarke - Pretty Dick. Jessie Couvreur ('Tasma') - Monsieur Caloche. Edward Dyson - The Golden Shanty. William Astley ('Price Warung') - Parson Ford's Confessional. John Arthur Barry - Far Inland Football. Arthur Hoey Davis ('Steele Rudd') - Dad and the Donovans. Henry Lawson - Brighten's Sister-in-law. Barbara Baynton - Billy Skywonkie. Katharine Susannah Prichard - The Curse. Ethel Robertson ('Henry Handel Richardson') - Conversation in a Pantry. Marjorie Barnard - The Lottery. Patrick White - Miss Slattery and her Demon Lover. Hal Porter - Party Forty-two and Mrs Brewer. John Morrison - The Children. Christina Stead - Street Idyll. Michael Wilding - The Words She Types. Elizabeth Jolley - A Gentleman's Agreement. Peter Carey - The Last Days of a Famous Mime. Morris Lurie - Pride and Joy. Olga Masters - On the Train. Helen Garner - The Dark, the Light. Beverley Farmer - Caffe Veneto. Frank Moorhouse - Francois and the Fishbone Incident. Tim Winton - Neighbours. Janette Turner Hospital - After Long Absence. Marion Halligan - Belladonna Gardens. The front cover has a crease across the top edge but internally the book remains tight and bright.
Details
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Author:Lord, Mary (Editor)
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Book Condition:Good Plus
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Publisher:Penguin Books, Australia
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Edition:Reprint
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Jacket Condition:None
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Binding:Soft Cover
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Location:CC2
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ISBN:0140139168
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Size:8vo
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Pages:335
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Publish Date:1991