{"product_id":"2026100009495-secondhand-masterpiece-library-of-short-stories","title":"Masterpiece Library Of Short Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: N\/A\u003cbr\u003ePages: Yellowed\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Complete set - all 20 volumes present in the 10 double-volume bindings. Dark blue cloth with gilt lettering; light rubbing at the spine heads and a touch of dulling on one or two volumes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew collections in the history of English-language publishing have achieved the sheer ambition and geographic sweep of Masterpiece Library of Short Stories, a landmark multi-volume anthology that gathers the finest short fiction from across the globe into a single, authoritative series. Spanning twenty volumes, the set chronicles the evolution of the short story form across national traditions — from Early Italian and French tales, through the rich veins of English and Scottish writing, to Irish, Russian, American, Scandinavian, Dutch, Spanish, and beyond — presenting readers with a panoramic survey of world literature curated with scholarly care and editorial precision.\n\nThis collection stands as a monument to the short story's power as a literary form, illustrating how a single, compressed narrative can capture the full complexity of human experience across cultures and centuries. Edited under the direction of the Educational Book Company and drawing on contributions from some of the most celebrated authors of each national tradition, the series argues implicitly — and convincingly — that the short story is not a lesser art but a supreme one. Whether approached as a reference library, a reading companion, or a collector's treasure, these volumes reward the curious reader with an inexhaustible wealth of narrative craft — and leave one wondering which masterpiece to turn to next.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203117818075,"sku":"2026100009495-SECONDHAND","price":450.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/beb00d2b-4577-4dc1-96f0-0d49e071d074.png?v=1788144386","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100009495-secondhand-masterpiece-library-of-short-stories","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}