Imprint: Everyman
Published: 12/09/2012
ISBN: 9781841596129
Length: 400 Pages
Dimensions: 189mm x 28mm x 123mm
Weight: 379g
RRP: £12.99
Horse Stories corrals two centuries of short fiction about the most majestic of domesticated animals. From writers old and new come stories of magnificent stallions, broken-down nags, racehorses, ponies, cowboy's steeds, workhorses, and beloved companions, in a wide variety of literary styles. Rudyard Kipling transports us the polo fields of India, Bret Harte to the ranches of the Wild West. Arthur Conan Doyle makes a famous thoroughbred disappear (or does he?), while Saki spins an amusing yarn about a notorious bolter. Isaac Babel tells of the horrors of war; Raymond Carver has a vision of runaway horses in the mist; Ted Hughes, Margaret Atwood and Jane Smiley explore the human passions horses can unleash. From the rollicking racetrack humour of Damon Runyon to the poignant lyricism of John Steinbeck, these stories testify to our varied and timeless fascination with the noblest of animals. A perfect gift.
Imprint: Everyman
Published: 12/09/2012
ISBN: 9781841596129
Length: 400 Pages
Dimensions: 189mm x 28mm x 123mm
Weight: 379g
RRP: £12.99