Bibliograph

British and American short stories, [D.H. Lawrence and others] ; retold by G.C. Thornley

Type

Label

British and American short stories, [D.H. Lawrence and others] ; retold by G.C. Thornley

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

short stories

Main title

British and American short stories

Responsibility statement

[D.H. Lawrence and others] ; retold by G.C. Thornley

Series statement

Penguin readers. Level 5

Summary

These stories paint colourful pictures of life in Britain and America in the past. We meet some unusual people. There's the dreamy boy who wakes up one day to find a bird making a nest in his hair! And there's the man who tries to catch a ghost. Some of the stories are very funny and others quite frightening. Many have a twist at the end!

Table Of Contents

Silas the good / H.E. Bates -- Mabel / W. Somerset Maugham -- The barber's uncle / William Saroyan -- The rocking-horse winner / D. H. Lawrence -- Springtime on the menu / O. Henry -- The open window / H.H. Munro (Saki) -- The income-tax man / Mark Twain -- The upper berth / F. Marion Crawford -- My bank account / Stephen Leacock

Target audience

adult

Contributor