Further Recollections

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Further Recollections is a companion volume to Recollections, its very popular forerunner. Further Recollections is an anthology of ten short stories by well-known modern writers. The stories are arranged in pairs, both stories exploring the same theme from a different perspective.SurpriseSaki: The Story-TellerSomerset Maugham: The VergerTemptationStan Barstow: One of the VirtuesFrank O'Connor: The Man of the HouseDecisionGraham Greene: A Shocking AccidentMuriel Spark: You Should Have Seen the MessCrimeRoald Dahl: Lamb to the SlaughterJames Thurber: The Catbird SeatLonelinessSusan Hill: How Soon Can I Leave?Katherine Mansfield: Miss BrillThe stories are not abridged or simplified.Each story is folllowed by:- a glossary explaining essential words whose meaning cannot easily be deduced from context.- questions designed to help with comprehension and appreciation.- language activities to help the reader explore the text from a linguistic point of view.- ideas which provide a starting point for creative writing.Each pair of stories is followed by:- questions and discussion topics comparing the different writers' treatment of a theme.