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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... round for assistance while red- faced and embarrassed he kept asking if anyone knew the words because he himself had lost them . Suddenly the father pushed forward with authority and standing with his glass in his hand began to sing ...
... round for assistance while red- faced and embarrassed he kept asking if anyone knew the words because he himself had lost them . Suddenly the father pushed forward with authority and standing with his glass in his hand began to sing ...
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... round to see a man in a black gown walking towards him . There was a belt of rope round his gown and his hands could not be seen as they seemed to be folded inside his gown . The face was pale and ill looking . ' What do you want , my ...
... round to see a man in a black gown walking towards him . There was a belt of rope round his gown and his hands could not be seen as they seemed to be folded inside his gown . The face was pale and ill looking . ' What do you want , my ...
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... round . Musgrave had turned round already and was laying into them - and I saw that they were all pointing to the east . Their faces seemed to be shining but there were a few who were asking : ' What is it ? What is it ? ' I remember ...
... round . Musgrave had turned round already and was laying into them - and I saw that they were all pointing to the east . Their faces seemed to be shining but there were a few who were asking : ' What is it ? What is it ? ' I remember ...
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