Food Tales: A Literary Menu of Mouthwatering MasterpiecesEating--arguably life's greatest pleasure--is honored in this book of elegantly illustrated stories, the latest anthology in the popular Tales series. Includes stories by Robert Benchley, Alexandre Dumas, John Steinbeck, Thomas Wolfe, W. Somerset Maugham, Sylvia Townsend Warner, and others. 21 full-color photographs. |
Contents
THE LUNCHEON | 15 |
TORTILLAS AND BEANS | 35 |
HIS FATHERS EARTH | 69 |
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