The Collected Stories of Elizabeth BowenWidely known for her much-admired novels, including The Heat of the Day, The House in Paris, and The Death of the Heart, Elizabeth Bowen established herself in the front rank of the century's writers equally through her short fiction.
This collection brings together seventy-nine magnificent stories written over the course of four decades. Vividly featuring scenes of bomb-scarred London during the Blitz, frustrated lovers, acutely observed children, and even vengeful ghosts, these stories reinforce Bowen's reputation as an artist whose finely chiseled narratives—rich in imagination, psychological insight, and craft—transcend their time and place. |
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... Cadman shook herself like a satisfied bird . She took back her shopping - basket from the con- ductor and gave him a smile instead . The big , kind , scarlet bus once more ground into movement , off up the main road hill : it made a ...
... Cadman shook herself like a satisfied bird . She took back her shopping - basket from the con- ductor and gave him a smile instead . The big , kind , scarlet bus once more ground into movement , off up the main road hill : it made a ...
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... Cadman was Rosa proving herself . One can be most unfriendly in one's way of dying . Ah , well , one chooses one's husband ; one's sister is dealt out to one by fate . Mrs Cadman , thumb on the latch of her own gate , looked for a ...
... Cadman was Rosa proving herself . One can be most unfriendly in one's way of dying . Ah , well , one chooses one's husband ; one's sister is dealt out to one by fate . Mrs Cadman , thumb on the latch of her own gate , looked for a ...
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... Cadman heard Lucille come out of the kitchen and go upstairs with something rattling on a tray . She waited a minute more , then sidled into the kitchen , where she cautiously started to make tea . The gas - ring , as though it were a ...
... Cadman heard Lucille come out of the kitchen and go upstairs with something rattling on a tray . She waited a minute more , then sidled into the kitchen , where she cautiously started to make tea . The gas - ring , as though it were a ...
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