The Top 10 Short Stories - Cambridge Graduates: The top ten short stories of all time written by authors that went to Cambridge

Written by William Makepeace Thackeray, E F Benson, A C Benson and 7 more

Narrated by Richard Mitchley, Elliot Fitzpatrick and Ghizela Rowe

Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere.

In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will immediately throw up the questions – Why that story? Why that author?

The theme itself will form the boundaries for our stories which range from well-known classics, newly told, to stories that modern times have overlooked but perfectly exemplify the theme. Throughout the volume our authors whether of instant recognition or new to you are all leviathans of literature.

Some you may disagree with but they will get you thinking; about our choices and about those you would have made. If this volume takes you on a path to discover more of these miniature masterpieces then we have all gained something.

In this volume we explore and enjoy the stories of authors who attended one of the great seats of learning. Amongst their storied number are M R James, Hugh Walpole, William Makepeace Thackeray and a host of others.

01 - The Top 10 - Cambridge - An Introduction

02 - A Little Dinner At Timmin's by William Makepeace Thackeray

03 - Caterpillars by E F Benson

04 - Cohen of Trinity by Amy Levy

05 - The Ash Tree by M R James.wav

05 - Major Wilbraham by Hugh Walpole

07 - Far Above Rubies by Netta Syrett

08 - The Closed Window by A C Benson

09 - The Diary of a God by Barry Pain

10 - The 9.30 Up-Train by Sabine Baring-Gould

11 - The Screaming Skull by F Marion Crawford

• Language: English
• Publisher: The Copyright Group
• Release date: Jan 1, 2023
• ISBN: 9781803548906

William Makepeace Thackeray

William Makepeace Thackeray (1811–1863) was a multitalented writer and illustrator born in British India. He studied at Trinity College, Cambridge, where some of his earliest writings appeared in university periodicals. As a young adult he encountered various financial issues including the failure of two newspapers. It wasn’t until his marriage in 1836 that he found direction in both his life and career. Thackeray regularly contributed to Fraser's Magazine, where he debuted a serialized version of one of his most popular novels, The Luck of Barry Lyndon. He spent his decades-long career writing novels, satirical sketches and art criticism.