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The Oxford Book of Scottish Short Stories
Douglas (Ed) Dunn
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Description for The Oxford Book of Scottish Short Stories
Paperback. From tales of the supernatural to pungent social realism, and from the humorous to the disturbing, whether rural or urban, this anthology shows the vitality of the Scottish short story. Editor(s): Dunn, Douglas. Series: Oxford Books of Prose & Verse. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 30. Weight in Grams: 376.
From tales of the supernatural to pungent social realism, and from the humorous to the disturbing, whether rural or urban, this anthology shows the vitality of the Scottish short story. Douglas Dunn's eclectic selection displays the marvellous range of Scottish story-telling, beginning with three early traditional tales, and including a wealth of writers from the last three centuries: amongst them Sir Walter Scott, Robert Louis Stevenson, J. M. Barrie, Violet Jacob, Neil Gunn, Eric Linklater, Alasdair Gray, James Kelman, and younger talents such as Ronald Frame, Janice Galloway, and A. L. Kennedy.
From tales of the supernatural to pungent social realism, and from the humorous to the disturbing, whether rural or urban, this anthology shows the vitality of the Scottish short story. Douglas Dunn's eclectic selection displays the marvellous range of Scottish story-telling, beginning with three early traditional tales, and including a wealth of writers from the last three centuries: amongst them Sir Walter Scott, Robert Louis Stevenson, J. M. Barrie, Violet Jacob, Neil Gunn, Eric Linklater, Alasdair Gray, James Kelman, and younger talents such as Ronald Frame, Janice Galloway, and A. L. Kennedy.
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Oxford Books of Prose & Verse
Condition
New
Weight
377g
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199556540
SKU
V9780199556540
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About Douglas (Ed) Dunn
Douglas Dunn is Professor of English and Director of St Andrew's Scottish Studies Institute at St Andrew's University. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1981. He lives in Scotland. He was awarded an OBE in 2003. Dunn's first collection of poetry, Terry Street, was published by in 1969, and was awarded both a ... Read more
Reviews for The Oxford Book of Scottish Short Stories
Review from previous edition Review from previous edition This is the most substantial anthology of short stories from Scotland to appear in some years, and as such should be welcomed ... a comprehensive overview of the development of the short story in Scotland.
The List
Every story here, without exception, contains the verb to say. These stories embody ... Read more
The List
Every story here, without exception, contains the verb to say. These stories embody ... Read more