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British Short Stories
de Oscar Wilde, Joyce Cary, Graham Green, et al.
Hachette, 1981, 63 p. ; 18 cm. (Facts and Fiction in Easy English)
"The Birthday of the Infanta" plunges us into Wilde's world of decadence,, while "The Whithered Arm" initiates us into the dark mysteries of witchcraft and magic that Hardy so often explored. "I Spy", "The limit" and "The First Death of Her Life" are anchored in realism and focus on a short, concise moment and psychological reactions it awakens. "The Man With a Scar" and "Mr. Loveday's Little Outing" combine a realistic style with ambigous or surprise ending. "The Shadow in the Rose Garden" is a typical Lawrence piece, with its minute analysis of deep-rooted emotions in characters that are trapped by circumstances or by their own selves. "Flight" gives us a very perceptive view of strains in contemporary inter-familial relations.
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