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A Book of Shorter Stories
A Book of Shorter Stories
Author: G. C. Thornley
This book was specially prepared to make enjoyable reading for people to whom English is a second or foreign language. An English writer never thinks of avoiding unusual words, so that the learner, trying to read the book in its original form, has to turn frequently to the dictionary and sometimes loses much of the pleasure the book ought to giv...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780582528024
ISBN-10: 058252802X
Publication Date: 1/1/1962
Pages: 118
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Publisher: Longman
Book Type: Paperback
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hardtack avatar reviewed A Book of Shorter Stories on + 2562 more book reviews
There are 18 short stories in this book. Despite the fact that the stories were rewritten for people for whom English is a second language, I enjoyed every one of the stories. And I was amazed I had never encountered one of them before. In some ways the stories reminded me of O. Henry, due to the irony in them.

A very pleasant read.


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