Selected Stories

Although he is best known for his exquisite novels, E.M. Forster also wrote remarkable short stories. He referred to his stories as 'fantasies' and his attraction to myth and magic is apparent in many of them. Like his novels, the stories - whether they are set in Italy, Greece, India, and other places Forster visited, or in England itself - contrast the freedom of paganism with the restraints of English civilization, the personal, sensual delights of the body with the impersonal, inhibiting rules imposed by society. Rich in irony and alive with sharp observations on the surprises life holds, the stories often feature violent events, discomforting coincidences, and other disruptive happenings that throw the characters' perceptions and beliefs off balance. This volume includes all twelve stories published during Forster's lifetime.

ISBN 0141186194   Pages 224 ISBN13 9780141186191 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Penguin Books Ltd   Weight (grammes) 180 Imprint Penguin Classics   Published in London Format Paperback   Series title Penguin Twentieth Century Classics Publication date 29 Mar 2001   Previous ISBN 9780140010312 Writer of introduction Mitchell, Mark   Height (mm) 196 Library of Congress PR6011.O58   Width (mm) 128 DEWEY 823.912   Spine width (mm) 16 DEWEY edition DC21   Academic level General

		Introduction by David Leavitt and Mark Mitchell
		Suggestions for Further Reading
		A Note on the Text
		The Story of a Panic		1
		The Other Side of the Hedge		24
		The Celestial Omnibus		30
		Other Kingdom		47
		The Curate's Friend		71
		The Road from Colonus		79
		The Machine Stops		91
		The Point of It		124
		Mr. Andrews		141
		Co-ordination		146
		The Story of the Siren		153
		The Eternal Moment		161
		Explanatory Notes		193

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