The Complete Short Stories of L.P. Hartley

by L.P. Hartley and Lord Hartley [L. P. Hartley] David

Book Overview

Book by Hartley, L. P. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0825303532
• ISBN13: 9780825303531
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Beaufort Books
• Length: 760 Pages
• Weight: 2.22 lbs.

Customer Reviews

More Than Ghost Stories

This collection contains all L.P. Hartley's short fiction: the four story collections The Travelling Grave; The White Wand; Two For The River; and Mrs Carteret Receives in addition to the early novella Simonetta Perkins. Hartley is perhaps best known for his ghost stories. They are all included here, but I found the other stories just compelling. Many of the stories deal with the relation between employers and their housekeepers or valets. Hartley has a subtle ear for social interaction. Witheling End concerns a man whose friend is trying to drop him while he is determined not to be dropped. Simonetta Perkins is about a proper young American in Venice who falls in love with a gondolier. I thought these were two of the finest stories in the collection. A few of the stories such as Roman Charity and The White Wand were too rambling or obscure for my taste, but overall I enjoyed the collection.