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The Penguin book of the British short story : [Penguin modern classics] by Daniel Defoe; John Buchan is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
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<p><b>'A bold anthology ... alive with provocations and insights' John Carey, <i>Sunday Times</i></b> <p><b>'The Boy-scouts mistook my signal, and have killed the postman. I've had very little practice in this sort of thing, you see'<br></b><br>The British short story tradition is probably the richest, most varied and historically extensive in the world. This new anthology celebrates the full diversity and energy of its writers, subjects and tones, from the story's origins with Defoe, Swift and
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- Author
- Daniel Defoe; John Buchan
- Publisher
- Penguin Books, Limited
- Published
- 2015
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780141396002
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Literary Collections
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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