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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... never done well in school , who haven't enough money to get girls for themselves since they are always unemployed ... never keep in step , the one who never cleans his rifle properly , the one whose trousers are never properly pressed ...
... never done well in school , who haven't enough money to get girls for themselves since they are always unemployed ... never keep in step , the one who never cleans his rifle properly , the one whose trousers are never properly pressed ...
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... never in the city myself and I never wore a collar except to the church . Anyway I was too busy . There were the calves to be looked after and the land as you all know . But I can tell you that my daughter here has never been a burden ...
... never in the city myself and I never wore a collar except to the church . Anyway I was too busy . There were the calves to be looked after and the land as you all know . But I can tell you that my daughter here has never been a burden ...
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... never returned . Clearly , all he wanted was to be left alone . It is true that sometimes he might be seen fishing ... never found out anything about this man . He might have been intelligent or stupid , I couldn't tell . He might have ...
... never returned . Clearly , all he wanted was to be left alone . It is true that sometimes he might be seen fishing ... never found out anything about this man . He might have been intelligent or stupid , I couldn't tell . He might have ...
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