Established in 1918 as a memorial to O. Henry, this annual literary tradition has presented a remarkable sampling of stories over its 71-year history. Editor William Abrahams has shown the unerring ab
Representative of the very best of contemporary fiction, these are varied, full-bodied fictional creations brimming with life--proof of the continuing strength and variety of the American short story.
Established in 1918 as a memorial to O. Henry, this annual literary traditionpresents stories selected from a wide range of publications, large and small, representative of the very best of contempora
A collection of O. Henry Award-winning short stories, culled from a variety of publications, features tales by Joyce Carol Oates, Louise Erdrich, Raymond Carver, and others and comments by writers on
Established in 1918 as a memorial to O. Henry, this annual literary tradition has presented a remarkable sampling of stories over its 72-year history. Now Abrahams, editor of the collection for the la
The annual collection of the finest in recent short fiction encompasses the works of both established and new authors and is accompanied by a contributors' notes section featuring commentary by
Established in 1918 as a memorial to that master of the genre, O. Henry, Prize Stories has long been recognized as the premier forum for the contemporary story. The 1987 volume carries forth the time-
Twenty or more stories are selected by William Abrahams each year from a broad range of American magazines both large and small, offering the reader the full sweep and variety of today's fiction. Also
Julian Bell explores the life of a younger member, and sole poet, of the Bloomsbury Group, the most important community of British writers and intellectuals in the twentieth century, which includes Vi
For the first time, these two essential books on George Orwell have been brought together under one cover. The Unknown Orwell describes the first thirty years of Orwell's life—his childhood, the years
