Publisher's Synopsis
This selection of 20th century literature begins in the period preceding World War I with short stories from such authors as H.G.Wells, M.R.James and Saki. It continues with work written up until the mid-1970s, by a range of authors including Dylan Thomas, Graham Greene and Kingsley Amis.;The volumes have been divided into turn of the century literature to 1956, and literature written during the period 1956-1975. Represented in the latter selection are leading American writers whose work continues to be widely read in the UK, and also a number of Commonwealth authors.
