Download or read book The Penguin Book of English Short Stories written by Christopher Dolley and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2011 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Golden Age of the English short story lies from its first wide acceptance in the middle of the nineteenth century until the middle of the twentieth, a period when there were a great many outlets in Britain for shorter fictions. The Penguin Book of English Short Stories celebrates this period through some of the most widely known writers of the time. Though many of the chosen authors are more generally known for their novels, here they provide some perfect examples of much shorter work. Each of these concise, evocative, subtle and satisfying stories is a little jewel, providing a small window into another world.