Modern British short novels
By: [by] Robert M. Davis.
Publisher: Scott, Foresman
Published: 1972
Place of publication: Glenview, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 417
Subjects: Short stories, English; English fiction -- 20th century
Notes: Includes bibliographies.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: The imagination of defeat.; title: The man who would be king, by R. Kipling.; title: Heart of darkness, by J. Conrad.; title: Concerning the eccentricities of Cardinal Pirelli, by R. Firbank.; title: After the fireworks, by A. Huxley.; title: Ivy gripped the steps, by E. Bowen.; title: Love among the ruins, by E. Waugh.; title: A contest of ladies, by W. Sansom.; title: A home for the highland cattle, by D. Lessing.; title: Elephant and colosseum, by M. Lowry.