Milton Crane (1917–1985)
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- Födelsedag
- 1917
- Avled
- 1985-08
- Kön
- male
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Dödsort
- Washington, D.C., USA
- Utbildning
- Columbia University
Harvard University - Yrken
- professor
literary critic - Organisationer
- George Washington University
Medlemmar
Recensioner
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- Verk
- 9
- Medlemmar
- 1,749
- Popularitet
- #14,706
- Betyg
- 3.8
- Recensioner
- 11
- ISBN
- 24
While all the stories might be considered classics, there was quite a range. Stories to make you think about life and stories to make you laugh. There are tales of horror (Poe), alternate history, and speculative fiction (not sci-fi really, think along the lines of Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery").
Among the classics I had previously read, I was delighted to find both unfamiliar stories by familiar authors and unfamiliar stories by unfamiliar authors that I intend to read more of.
While I enjoyed every story, my favorites were "The Other Side of the Hedge" by E.M Forster, "Putois" by Anatole France, "The Schartz-Metterklume Method" by "Saki" (H.H. Munro), and "The Chaser" by John Collier (the final story and a great way to end a book).… (mer)