{"product_id":"2026200018737-secondhand-modern-short-stories","title":"Modern Short Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA landmark gathering of twentieth-century short fiction, Modern Short Stories brings together some of the most compelling voices of the modern literary era under the careful editorial hand of John Hadfield. This anthology unites a remarkable roster of authors — including Joseph Conrad, Rudyard Kipling, H.G. Wells, W. Somerset Maugham, D.H. Lawrence, Katherine Mansfield, and Stella Benson, among others — presenting a rich and varied panorama of the short story form at its finest, spanning themes of love, loss, morality, and the restless human condition.\n\nHadfield's curation argues, implicitly but powerfully, that the short story is not a lesser cousin of the novel but rather a distinct and disciplined art form capable of profound emotional and intellectual impact. Each carefully selected piece illustrates the breadth of modernist sensibility — from the colonial anxieties of Conrad to the psychological precision of Mansfield — making this volume an indispensable companion for any serious reader of English literature. Published as part of the prestigious Everyman Paperback series, this collection remains a testament to the golden age of the short story, and a thrilling invitation to discover — or rediscover — writers who permanently altered the landscape of fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50573358629083,"sku":"2026200018737-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/27fa3157-63d9-48df-b23a-785d6f0ee083.png?v=1791168068","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200018737-secondhand-modern-short-stories","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}