The Oxford Book of Scottish Short Stories
by Douglas Dunn (Editor)
Oxford Books of Prose and Verse, Oxford Books of Prose
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From tales of the supernatural to pungent social realism, and from the humorous to the disturbing, whether rural or urban, this anthology shows the vitality of the Scottish short story.Douglas Dunn's eclectic selection displays the marvellous range of Scottish story-telling, beginning with three early traditional tales, and including a wealth of writers from the last three centuries: amongst them Sir Walter Scott, Robert Louis Stevenson, J. M. Barrie, Violet Jacob, Neil Gunn, EricLinklater, show more Alasdair Gray, James Kelman, and younger talents such as Ronald Frame, Janice Galloway, and A. L. Kennedy. show lessTags
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Douglas Dunn was appointed Professor in the School of English at the University of St. Andrews in 1991.
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