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The Short Stories of Stacy Aumonier
Written by Stacy Aumonier
Narrated by Cathy Dobson
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Stacy Aumonier was a British writer, best known for his outstanding short stories. Nobel prize winner, John Galsworthy described Aumonier as "one of the best short-story writers of all time" and predicted that he would "outlive all the writers of his day".
Aumonier wrote over 85 short stories in his lifetime. He has been described as the "British Maupassant" owing to his captivating plots and his ability to create complex characters with just a few lines of carefully selected prose.
His intensely visual prose meant his works were readily adaptable to the cinema screen, and several of his short stories were adapted by Alfred Hitchcock.
• Miss Bracegirdle does her Duty
• Old Iron
• Where was Wych Street?
• Old Fags
• A Source of Irritation
• The Brothers
• Juxtapositions
Aumonier wrote over 85 short stories in his lifetime. He has been described as the "British Maupassant" owing to his captivating plots and his ability to create complex characters with just a few lines of carefully selected prose.
His intensely visual prose meant his works were readily adaptable to the cinema screen, and several of his short stories were adapted by Alfred Hitchcock.
• Miss Bracegirdle does her Duty
• Old Iron
• Where was Wych Street?
• Old Fags
• A Source of Irritation
• The Brothers
• Juxtapositions
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Stacy Aumonier
Stacy Aumonier (1877–1928) was a British writer, sometimes mistakenly credited as Stacey Aumonier. Between 1913 and 1928, he wrote more than 85 short stories, 6 novels, a volume of character studies, and a volume of 15 essays. It was as a short-story writer that he was most highly regarded. (Wikipedia)
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