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Oct 29, 2015 im so thrilled that my story the 40litre monkey has been included in the penguin book of the british short story. Jane urquhart is the author of several awardwinning books, including a map of glass and the stone carvers. Urquharts selection includes stories by major literary figures such as mavis gallant, carol shields, alistair macleod, and margaret atwood, and wonderful stories by younger. The penguin book of the british short story adam marek. Editor philip hensher read over 6,000 short stories, going all the way back to daniel defoe, to make his selection for this incredibly handsome twovolume collection of british short stories. See more ideas about short stories, books and the far side.
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