The Umbrella Man
Subtitle: and Other Stories
Edition: printing (13)
Publisher: Speak
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 279
ISBN-13: 9780142400876
Copyright date: 1996
Description: Is it really possible to invent a machine that does the job of a writer? What is it about the landlady’s house that makes it so hard for her guests to leave? Does Sir Basil Turton value most his wife or one of his priceless sculptures? These compelling tales are a perfect introduction to the adult writing of a storytelling genius.
Table of contents: title: - The Great Automatic Grammatizator; title: - Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel’s Coat; title: - The Butler; title: - Man from the South; title: - The Landlady; title: - Parson’s Pleasure; title: - The Umbrella Man; title: - Katina; title: - The Way Up to Heaven; title: - Royal Jelly; title: - Vengeance Is Mine Inc.; title: - Taste; title: - Neck