100 Selected Stories (Wordsworth Classics)
- Wordsworth Editions Ltd (1997年9月1日発売)
- Amazon.co.jp ・洋書 (735ページ)
- / ISBN・EAN: 9781853262418
作品紹介・あらすじ
With a new Introduction by Professor Cedric Watts, M.A., Ph.D. This selection of a hundred of O. Henry's succinct tales displays the range, humour and humanity of a perennially popular short-story writer. Here Henry gives a richly colourful and exuberantly entertaining panorama of social life, ranging from thieves to tycoons, from the streets of New York to the prairies of Texas. These stories are famed for their 'trick endings' or 'twists in the tail': repeatedly the plot twirls adroitly, compounding ironies. Indeed, O. Henry's cunning plots surpass those of the ingenious rogues he creates. His style is genial, lively and witty, displaying a virtuoso's command of language and allusion. This great collection offers delights for the mind, imagination and emotions.
感想・レビュー・書評
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一話一話は確かに短いのだが、英語の表現がなかなか厄介で、読み解くのに結構な時間を要してしまいます。英語初級者には向かないな〜。
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大好きなO・ヘンリーの短編集が100話入っている本です。値段をみてビックリのかなりお買い得な本!
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高校生の頃、英語劇で "The Last Leaf" を演じて以来、大学の授業でも何編も読んだ本。やはり、いいものはいい。