On the fever ship richard harding davis a source of irritation stacy aumonier moti gujmutineer rudyard kipling gulliver the great walter a. Jan 01, 2008 stacy aumonier s life as a stage performer, society entertainer, world war one private and draughtsman all contributed to his unrivalled reputation as a short story writer in the 1920s. Extremely entertaining short stories phaeton publishing. Pearson english readers level 2 simply suspense book. Obrien and john cournos to stacy aumonier by way of acknowledgement grateful acknowledgement for permission to include the stories and other material in this volume is made to the following authors, editors, literary agents, and. These stories are able to illustrate the impact of the great war on british society and culture and the many modes in which short fiction contributed to the wars literature. On the table, before them, lie newspapers with news of a murder happened previous day. I started reading it, when i had just finished the idiot by fyodor dostoyevsky and wanted something light and entertaining to read.
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