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 |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 88
Page 221
... sitting down . We ate our food and the girl on my left spoke to another girl on her left and to a boy sitting opposite her . She said : " This chap came into the hotel one night very angry . He had been walking down the street and there ...
... sitting down . We ate our food and the girl on my left spoke to another girl on her left and to a boy sitting opposite her . She said : " This chap came into the hotel one night very angry . He had been walking down the street and there ...
Page 283
... sit down demon- stration . We sat down on the pavement opposite the City Chambers which are next to the Art Gallery ... sitting on pavements ) . There were no speeches . The speeches had already been made at Hutton Park . We sat there ...
... sit down demon- stration . We sat down on the pavement opposite the City Chambers which are next to the Art Gallery ... sitting on pavements ) . There were no speeches . The speeches had already been made at Hutton Park . We sat there ...
Page 443
... sitting in a chair neither reading nor writing nor doing anything at all , except perhaps thinking . He kept muttering over and over , ' It's impossible . It's impossible . The man was just sitting there , and he seemed quite happy ...
... sitting in a chair neither reading nor writing nor doing anything at all , except perhaps thinking . He kept muttering over and over , ' It's impossible . It's impossible . The man was just sitting there , and he seemed quite happy ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
anyway appeared asked beautiful began believe blue brother called church coming couldn't course dark dead didn't don't door dream drink eyes face fact father feel felt front girl give green hair hand happened Harry head hear heard imagine It's John knew laughed leave letter light listened live looked married mean mind morning mother moved never night noticed once passed past perhaps play reason remember road round seemed seen shouted showed side sitting sometimes speak standing stone stood stopped stories strange suppose sure talk tell thin things thought told took trying turned understand village voice waiting walked watching wearing wife window woman wonder write young