[Allan Hepburn's] scholarly detective work is accompanied by extensive annotations and a very useful introduction, and, in addition, he has reproduced a number of Bowen's unpublished stories. The unpublished stories are, for the most part, as good as the published ones; it seems as if Bowen was incapable of writing a dull short story. Many of these stories have...continued resonance...funds ... Read moreof unexpended feeling and, overall, the republication of these important Bowen stories will add greatly to her literary reputation. Irish Times [Allan Hepburn's] scholarly detective work is accompanied by extensive annotations and a very useful introduction, and, in addition, he has reproduced a number of Bowen's unpublished stories. The unpublished stories are, for the most part, as good as the published ones; it seems as if Bowen was incapable of writing a dull short story. Many of these stories have...continued resonance...funds of unexpended feeling and, overall, the republication of these important Bowen stories will add greatly to her literary reputation. Show Less