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Grouped by genre, this collection of short stories introduces students to a range of fiction genres. Each group includes an introduction to the genre, an example of pre-20th century fiction and reading and writing assignments - helping students explore the characteristics of each genre.

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Myths

How Winter Came to the Earth retold by Jacynth Hope-Simpson

Izanami and Izanagi (Japanese Creation Myth) retold by N. Philip

Pandora's Box retold by Anthony Horowitz

Pyramus and Thisbe retold by Anthony Horowitz

Ghost and Horror

A Night at a Cottage by Richard Hughes

Who Goes Down This Dark Road? by Joan Aiken

Feeding the Dog by Susan Price

The Old Nurse's Story by Elizabeth Gaskell

Science Fiction

A Gnaw of Rats by Robert Swindells

The Star Ducks by Bill Brown

Compassion Circuit by John Wyndham

The Stolen Bacillus by H.G. Wells

Crime and Mystery

The Hitch-hiker by Roald Dahl

Carousel by Carol Silcock

Captain Murderer by Charles Dickens

The Case for the Defence by Graham Greene

Myths Murders and Mysteries

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      Publisher: Pearson Education Limited
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 19/02/1999
      ISBN13: 9780435130411, 978-0435130411
      ISBN10: 435130412
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Grouped by genre, this collection of short stories introduces students to a range of fiction genres. Each group includes an introduction to the genre, an example of pre-20th century fiction and reading and writing assignments - helping students explore the characteristics of each genre.

      Table of Contents

      Myths

      How Winter Came to the Earth retold by Jacynth Hope-Simpson

      Izanami and Izanagi (Japanese Creation Myth) retold by N. Philip

      Pandora's Box retold by Anthony Horowitz

      Pyramus and Thisbe retold by Anthony Horowitz

      Ghost and Horror

      A Night at a Cottage by Richard Hughes

      Who Goes Down This Dark Road? by Joan Aiken

      Feeding the Dog by Susan Price

      The Old Nurse's Story by Elizabeth Gaskell

      Science Fiction

      A Gnaw of Rats by Robert Swindells

      The Star Ducks by Bill Brown

      Compassion Circuit by John Wyndham

      The Stolen Bacillus by H.G. Wells

      Crime and Mystery

      The Hitch-hiker by Roald Dahl

      Carousel by Carol Silcock

      Captain Murderer by Charles Dickens

      The Case for the Defence by Graham Greene

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