Publisher's Synopsis
A collection of short stories by Stephen Pastore, one of today's leading scholars on classic literature. Pastore became the first American elected to the prestigious Council of Management of The Thomas Hardy Society (UK) where he lectured and wrote on the works of Thomas Hardy throughout Britain. He is the President of The Emile Zola Society (USA) and the Editor-in-Chief of The Emile Zola Society edition of the Rougon-Macquart novels; the author of "Helene Hanff: a Life" (2011); "Sinclair Lewis: A Descriptive Bibliography" published by The University of Scranton Press, 2008. "Brink of the World: Poems," Dover Books 2008, "Jane Austen & Friends: A Play," Canton Press, 2008, "Guilt: A Novel," Cohort Press 2009, "Never on These Shores: A Novel," Cohort Press 2007, "Alone in Eden: A Novel," Cohort Press 2006, "A Collectors Guide to Thomas Hardy," Hamlin House Press (UK) 2003."The Black Riders by Stephen Crane" (Pastore, ed.), Yale Books 1999, "The Library of Helene Hanff," Yale Books, 1998, "Hike and the Aeroplane by Sinclair Lewis," (Pastore, ed.), Yale Books 1997.
