As with the earlier volumes, this anthology works well as a literary palate cleanser between cover-to-cover reads. This edition of Great Short Stories, in particular, provides a few powerful and memorable works.
High Point: Short stories by Alexander Pushkin, Anton Pavlovitch Chekhov, Ivan Turgenev, and François Coppée.
Low Point: “Valia” by Leonid Andreiev
Authors: Various
Publication Date: 1940
Genre: Fiction
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The fifth volume of the P.F. Collier & Son’s edition of Greatest Short Stories is a pleasing collection of works from European authors from the late 19th and 20th centuries.
This grouping includes writings from classic authors such as Arthur Conan Doyle, James Matthew Barrie, and Rudyard Kipling.
Highlights of this volume include:
- “The Queen of Spades” by Alexander Pushkin is a ghost story of revenge.
- “The Slanderer” by Anton Pavlovitch Chekhov is an ironic tale about unintended consequences of gossip.
- “The Rendezvous” by Ivan Turgenev is a sad and tender story of a young woman, her lover, and the eavesdropper who overhears their last conversation.
- “The Lost Child” by Francois Coppee is a simple, but warm tale of Christmas.
As with the earlier volumes, this anthology works well as a literary palate cleanser between cover-to-cover reads. This edition of Great Short Stories, in particular, provides a few powerful and memorable works.
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