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Short stories of our time / edited by Douglas R Barnes.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Harrap's modern English series | Harrap's modern English seriesPublisher: George G. Harrap, 1963Copyright date: ©1963Description: 192 pagesContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0245564071
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PZ5 BAR
Contents:
The first seven years, Short actress, The little pet, Life of Ma Parker, A message from the pig-man, The dry rock, Through the tunnel, A present for a good girl, Possessions, The raid, The living, Uncle Ernest, Late night on watling street, Questions for discussion.
Summary: Most of the stories in this book are set firmly in a twentieth-century urban milieu, and they deal with aspects of the life that is confronting their young readers. As the stories concern ordinary people in realistic situations, they offer many opportunities for the kind of discussion that moves out from the text into life.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book Zvishavane Library Open Shelf PZ5 BAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 17613 Available BK132525
Book Book Zvishavane Library Open Shelf PZ5 BAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 17611 Available BK132929

The first seven years, Short actress, The little pet, Life of Ma Parker, A message from the pig-man, The dry rock, Through the tunnel, A present for a good girl, Possessions, The raid, The living, Uncle Ernest, Late night on watling street, Questions for discussion.

Most of the stories in this book are set firmly in a twentieth-century urban milieu, and they deal with aspects of the life that is confronting their young readers. As the stories concern ordinary people in realistic situations, they offer many opportunities for the kind of discussion that moves out from the text into life.

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