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Short Stories Set on Holiday

John Buchan

The expected joy that a few days in a different setting can, and most probably will, make is one of life’s most pleasant pleasures. Usually. But in this volume our classic authors including John Buchan, Edith Wharton, E M Delafield, M R James and a host of others really do seem to want to make some of those few days of indolent pleasure into something rather unpleasant. 1 - Short Stories Set on Holiday - An Introduction 2 - Roman Fever by Edith Wharton 3 - The Golden Honeymoon by Ring Lardner 4 - An Alpine Divorce by Robert Barr 5 - No Man's Land by John Buchan 6 - Oh Whistle and I'll Come to You My Lad by M R James 7 - The Blank Cheque by Lewis Carroll 8 - A Little Holiday by Oswald Sickert 9 - Strychnine for Village Dogs by Arthur Gask 10 - The Green Bowl by Sarah Orne Jewett 11 - The Vampire by Jan Neruda 12 - Holiday Group by E M Delafield 13 - Christmas Eve at a Cornish Manor House by Clara Venn 14 - The Vampire Maid by Hume Nisbet Author - John Buchan. Narrator - Eve Karpf. Published Date - Wednesday, 18 January 2023.

Location:

United States

Description:

The expected joy that a few days in a different setting can, and most probably will, make is one of life’s most pleasant pleasures. Usually. But in this volume our classic authors including John Buchan, Edith Wharton, E M Delafield, M R James and a host of others really do seem to want to make some of those few days of indolent pleasure into something rather unpleasant. 1 - Short Stories Set on Holiday - An Introduction 2 - Roman Fever by Edith Wharton 3 - The Golden Honeymoon by Ring Lardner 4 - An Alpine Divorce by Robert Barr 5 - No Man's Land by John Buchan 6 - Oh Whistle and I'll Come to You My Lad by M R James 7 - The Blank Cheque by Lewis Carroll 8 - A Little Holiday by Oswald Sickert 9 - Strychnine for Village Dogs by Arthur Gask 10 - The Green Bowl by Sarah Orne Jewett 11 - The Vampire by Jan Neruda 12 - Holiday Group by E M Delafield 13 - Christmas Eve at a Cornish Manor House by Clara Venn 14 - The Vampire Maid by Hume Nisbet Author - John Buchan. Narrator - Eve Karpf. Published Date - Wednesday, 18 January 2023.

Language:

English


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