The Second Penguin Book of English Short Stories by Virginia Woolf, Graham Greene, Kingsley Amis, T.F. Powys, Muriel Spark, Robert Graves, Angus Wilson, Thomas Hardy, James Joyce, D.H. Lawrence, V.S. Pritchett, Rudyard Kipling, E.M. Forster, Joyce Cary, Christopher Dolley, Katherine Mansfield

318 pages first pub 1972 (editions)

fiction classics short stories reflective slow-paced
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The signalman / Charles Dickens -- The withered arm / Thomas Hardy -- An outpost of progress / Joseph Conrad -- At the end of the passage / Rudyard Kipling -- The country of the blind / H.G. Wells -- The force of circumstance / W. Somerset Maugham...

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Community Reviews Summary of 14 reviews

Moods

challenging 100%
reflective 100%
emotional 50%
sad 50%
tense 50%

Pace

slow 66%
medium 33%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 100%

Strong character development?

No: 100%

Loveable characters?

No: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 100%

Average rating

2.7

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