The Penguin Best Australian Short Stories by Mary Lord (ed.)
Set in cities, in suburbia, and in the outback, Mary Lord's selection of short stories explores the subtleties, the humour and the sadness of human life. For anyone interested in Australian writing and the changing views of Australian writers, this is an essential collection.
*John George Lang *Marcus Clarke *Edward Dyson * John Arthur Barry *Henry Lawson *Marjorie Barnard *Hal Porter *Christina Stead *Elizabeth Jolley *Morris Lurie *Helen Garner * Frank Moorehouse *Janette Turner Hospital *Mary Fortune *Jessie Couvreur *William Astley *Steele Rudd *Barbara Baynton *Katharine Susannah Prichard *Patrick White *John Morrison *Michael Wilding *Peter Carey *Olga Masters *Beverley Farmer *Henry Handel Richardson *Tim Winton *Marion Halligan *Amy Witting *Delia Falconer
Format: Hardback | 364 pages
Dimensions (cm): 20.6 x 13.3 x 3 | 440g
Publication Date: 2001
Publisher: Penguin Books Australia
Publication City/Country: Ringwood, Australia
Language: English
ISBN10: 0734304129
ISBN13: 9780734304124
Condition: Good
A vintage book that has been read but is in good condition. No obvious damage to the cover. The dust jacket has been lost and is NOT included. The majority of pages are undamaged with very minimal creasing but no tearing. No pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text. The name of a previous owner is written in black pen at the top of the first page (see pic. 2), no writing in margins anywhere else in the book. No missing pages.