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Five enduring short stories by three masters of the literary form: Guy de Maupassant, Nikolai Gogol, and Oscar Wilde.
Short Story Masterpieces: The Gilded Portfolio brings together five distinguished works by these extraordinary writers, each offering a distinctive perspective on human nature and the art of storytelling. Selected for their literary merit and enduring appeal, the stories showcase three very different voices, united by their lasting contribution to literature.
The stories offer a varied reading experience, arranged in a deliberate sequence that gives the collection a natural sense of progression from one work to the next
The two stories by Guy de Maupassant, The Necklace and The Coach, are newly translated from the original French for this edition. From Nikolai Gogol, who helped establish the modern short story as a major literary form, the collection includes his most celebrated work, The Overcoat. And from Oscar Wilde, The Birthday of the Infanta and The Young King retain their classic English texts, allowing his fabulous, unapologetically luxuriant and sophisticated prose to shine through.
The collection also includes brief, contextual introductions to each story, free of spoilers, as well as beautifully presented title-page illustrations. Particular attention has been given to the typography, font selection, spacing, margins and page composition, with the aim of creating a literary volume that is both comfortable to read and aesthetically pleasing.
Guy de Maupassant:The Necklace and The Coach. Newly translated from the original French by Rhalys Tellili
Nikolai Gogol:The Overcoat. Translated from the Russian by Claude Field and Constance Garnett; edited and revised for this edition.
Oscar Wilde:The Birthday of the Infanta and The Young King. Classic English texts.
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