Stories by English Authors: England

by Charles Reade, Frederick William Robinson, Amelia B. Edwards

Contents include: The Box Tunnel by Charles Reade, Minions Of The Moon by F. W. Robinson, The Four-fifteen Express by Amelia B. Edwards, The Wrong Black Bag by Angelo Lewis, The Three Strangers by Thomas Hardy, Mr. Lismore And The Widow by Wilkie Collins, and The Philosopher In The Apple Orchard by Anthony Hope.

Genres: Short Stories

148 pages, Paperback

Published February 13, 2009

About the author

Charles Reade was an English novelist and dramatist, best known for The Cloister and the Hearth. He fell out of fashion by the turn of the century - "it is unusual to meet anyone who has voluntarily read him," wrote George Orwell in an essay on Reade - but during the 19th century Reade was one of England's most popular novelists. He was not highly regarded by critics.

Reviews

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

Free download available at Project Gutenberg.

Contents:
THE BOX TUNNEL BY CHARLES READE

MINIONS OF THE MOON BY F. W. ROBINSON

THE FOUR-FIFTEEN EXPRESS BY AMELIA B. EDWARDS

THE WRONG BLACK BAG BY ANGELO LEWIS

THE THREE STRANGERS BY THOMAS HARDY

MR. LISMORE AND THE WIDOW BY WILKIE COLLINS

THE PHILOSOPHER IN THE APPLE ORCHARD BY ANTHONY HOPE

[Dee · Rating 5 out of 5]

I miss when short story collections contained less than 10 stories and they were all brilliant.

[Eleanor · Rating 3 out of 5]

A collection of short stories by various English writers. I particularly enjoyed "The Four-fifteen Express" by Amelia B Edwards and "The Three Strangers" by Thomas Hardy.