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The Best Short Stories of the Modern Age -- Revised

  • 1974 first published
  • 334 pages
  • 7 editions

Douglas Angus and Антон Павлович Чехов's The Best Short Stories of the Modern Age -- Revised (1974) is a gothic fiction and horror novel. The story is set in Ireland and Galway, in the Antebellum era. Characters include Gabriel Conroy, Kate Morkan and Julia Morkan. Readers will find themes of Tradition, Change, death and Allegory.

It has been published in 7 editions.

It runs to roughly 334 pages — 6–7 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Characters

  • Lily
  • Gabriel Conroy
  • Kate Morkan
  • Julia Morkan
  • Mary Jane Morkan
  • Gretta Conroy
  • Molly Ivors
  • Mr Browne
  • Freddy Malins
  • Mrs Malins

Subjects

  • Tradition
  • Change
  • Death
  • Allegory
  • Nonlinear narrative
  • Gentleman's agreements
  • Recluses
  • Mentally ill women
  • British and irish fiction
  • Christian fiction
  • Christmas
  • Christmas fiction
  • Christmas stories
  • Daily Express
  • Domestic fiction
  • Family life

Quick answers

Who wrote The Best Short Stories of the Modern Age -- Revised?

The Best Short Stories of the Modern Age -- Revised was written by Douglas Angus and Антон Павлович Чехов and first published in 1974.

What genre is The Best Short Stories of the Modern Age -- Revised?

It is usually shelved as Gothic Fiction and Horror.

How long is The Best Short Stories of the Modern Age -- Revised?

The median edition has 334 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Best Short Stories of the Modern Age -- Revised?

Readers who like it often enjoy Fiction, The Oxford Book of Gothic Tales and The Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural.

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