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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... hand had been burnt . He remained like that for a long time , watching it as a cat might watch a mouse or a mouse a ... hand advanced . He touched the postcard this time and then quickly withdrew the hand . The others were all looking at ...
... hand had been burnt . He remained like that for a long time , watching it as a cat might watch a mouse or a mouse a ... hand advanced . He touched the postcard this time and then quickly withdrew the hand . The others were all looking at ...
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... hand . She didn't scream and I saw the red coming up on her hand . But he did nothing . He carried on drinking his tea , as if he hadn't noticed . But I saw that he had noticed , and yet he pretended that he hadn't . ' When my mother ...
... hand . She didn't scream and I saw the red coming up on her hand . But he did nothing . He carried on drinking his tea , as if he hadn't noticed . But I saw that he had noticed , and yet he pretended that he hadn't . ' When my mother ...
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... hand it could be my son who wants my money . But the handwriting was not theirs . On the other hand they would be careful to disguise it . Once he came home from the theatre and stabbed at my then boy friend through the bedroom curtain ...
... hand it could be my son who wants my money . But the handwriting was not theirs . On the other hand they would be careful to disguise it . Once he came home from the theatre and stabbed at my then boy friend through the bedroom curtain ...
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