The Oxford Book of Travel Stories by Patricia Craig

The Oxford Book of Travel Stories by Patricia Craig

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Travel, associated as it is with strangeness, marvels, and excitement, has always proved an irresistible subject for writers. This title aims to bring together some of the best short fiction on this subject from writers as diverse as Anthony Trollope, Edith Wharton, Ring Larner, William Trevor, Sylvia Townsend Warner, and V S Pritchett.

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The Oxford Book of Travel Stories by Patricia Craig

Travel, associated as it is with strangeness, marvels, and excitement, has always proved an irresistible subject for writers. This title aims to bring together some of the best short fiction on this subject from writers as diverse as Anthony Trollope, Edith Wharton, Ring Larner, William Trevor, Sylvia Townsend Warner, and V S Pritchett.
Craig, Patricia: - Patricia Craig is from Belfast. She moved to London in the 1960s but always retained strong links with her native city, returning to live in Northern Ireland in 1999. A leading literary critic and anthologist, she regularly contributes to the Independent, London Review of Books, Times Literary Supplement, Irish Times and New Statesman, and has appeared on various television and radio programmes. She has edited many anthologies, including The Rattle of the North (Blackstaff, 1992), The Belfast Anthology (Blackstaff, 1999) and The Ulster Anthology (Blackstaff, 2006), and is the author of two memoirs, Asking for Trouble and A Twisted Root.
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ISBN 13 9780192840882
ISBN 10 0192840886
Title The Oxford Book of Travel Stories
Author Patricia Craig
Series Oxford Books Of Prose Ser
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Oxford University Press
Year published 2002-05-01
Number of pages 460
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