The Red Door: The Complete English Short Stories, 1949-76Although best known as one of Scotland's greatest modern poets, Iain Crichton Smith was also prolific as a writer of short stories. These pieces form a central part of his oeuvre, demonstrating the full range and versatility of his literary talent. From humor to tragedy, from inner monologues to extrovert surrealism, the diversity of his writing indicates the extraordinary range of his own reading and vivid mental world. Crichton Smith wrote short stories throughout his life. Some are vignettes, others novellas, and the best of them show him to be an author of unique sensitivity and intelligence. This book is part of a two-volume collection, comprising the complete English stories, including a large number that have never previously been published in book form, as well as others that have been out of print for many years, thus making it possible to judge Crichton Smith's achievement as a writer in full |
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... felt rather lighthearted and gay . I don't use lotions much though I do make use of Vaseline hair tonic as I'm ... felt when I boarded that train and saw my sister and mother waving their handkerchiefs at the station . To tell the truth ...
... felt rather lighthearted and gay . I don't use lotions much though I do make use of Vaseline hair tonic as I'm ... felt when I boarded that train and saw my sister and mother waving their handkerchiefs at the station . To tell the truth ...
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... felt both happy and sad at the same time , sad because I had come to the end of something , and happy because I would be leaving that place shortly . I don't know if the others felt the sadness , but they certainly felt the happiness ...
... felt both happy and sad at the same time , sad because I had come to the end of something , and happy because I would be leaving that place shortly . I don't know if the others felt the sadness , but they certainly felt the happiness ...
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... felt nervous in the early morning , with a hollow in the pit of my stomach . This morning however I felt at ease as if in tune with the day which was coming into being like a poem into a poet's mind . And I thought : what a miracle ...
... felt nervous in the early morning , with a hollow in the pit of my stomach . This morning however I felt at ease as if in tune with the day which was coming into being like a poem into a poet's mind . And I thought : what a miracle ...
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