About this title: This collection of 11 gemlike short stories, mostly set in Denmark, are by the author of OUT OF AFRICA. Isak Dinesen frequently dips into Danish folklore and tradition to create stories that are every bit as gothic (meaning strange, eerie, and sometimes macabre) as those in SEVEN GOTHIC TALES. They include "Alkmene," "The Fish," "The Sailor-Boy's ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780140180459ISBN:0140180451
Description: Acceptable. Ex-libray / Ex-School. Tanning to edges Tanning to pages. EXCELLENT value for money and ready for dispatch. Delivery usually within 3/5 days. Our reputation is built on our Speedy Delivery Service and our Customer Service Team. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: A Dell Book
Date Published: 1957
Description: Good. No Jacket. Previous Owners Name Inked Out First Page, Remainder Mark, Sticker Removed Front Cover, Covers Creased, Corners/Edges Worn, Spine Creased, Text Is Unmarked, Good Reading Copy. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House, New York
Date Published: 1942
Description: Good. No dust jacket. 314p. Book Description: Random House, New York, NY, U.S. A, 1942. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Good+. No Jacket. Copyright page states "This is a Random House Wartime Book. " Cover boards faded to pink, title and author gilt on green square on spine. Binding is solid, text is tight, spine is not worn, pages are clean. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Dell, New York
Date Published: 1957
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. 287 p.; 17 cm. Dell; D191. A Dell book.. The young man with the carnation--Sorrow-acre--The heroine--The sailor-boy's tale--The pearls--The invincible slave-owners--The dreaming child--Alkmene--The fish--Peter and Rosa--A consolatory tale. Unread with clean tight interior that is tanning. Near fine condition cover. No creases. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS LTD
Date Published: 1983
ISBN-13:9780140063738ISBN:0140063730
Description: Paperback. USED, BUT IN GOOD CONDITION. Internally good, page edges slightly untidy, cover worn. Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS LTD
Date Published: 1983
ISBN-13:9780140063738ISBN:0140063730
Description: Published by Penguin Books Ltd in 1983. Binding: Paperback. Number of pages: 224. Condition: Good. Used book but in Good Condition for sensible price. #8521648 Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS LTD
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780140180459ISBN:0140180451
Description: Published by Penguin Books Ltd in 1989. Paperback. Number of pages: 224. Condition: Very Good. May show some slight signs of wear. #8404409 Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House, Incorporated, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1942
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. Fiction. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Book is clean inside and outside. No markings. A few smudges on top of front cover. Book is beginning to brown/fade, inside and out. Very good condition for its age. Binding is tight, spine is strong. read more
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Random House, N. Y.
Date Published: 1942
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. Hard Back. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. The hard cover has very little wear. The cover is on backwards. Front fly has marker...The book may have minor flaws that may have gone unnoticed.. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Dell Publishing Co.
Date Published: 1957
Description: Good. Pages age browned, Normal Cosmetic Wear, Edges and Spine chipped from age, Bright Covers, First Dell Printing ** OLD RANCH BOOKS: A Family Bookstore Online Since '99 ** read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House, [New York]
Date Published: 1942
Description: Good. 4 p., l., 3-313 p. 22 cm. Author's pseud., Isak Dinesen, at head of title. Translation of Vinter-eventyr. Illustrated lining-papers in colors. "First printing. " read more
"Wow! What a storyteller she was! I can imagine sitting around the fireplace (with Robert Redford of course) listening to her craft a tale and never knowing where she would be taking it and then realizing at the end that she took me back to the beginning. Each story was spun with such mastery, I was sad to have it end."
"I don't remember who told me that Isak Dinesen wrote incredible short stories. I was told I needed to read this book. I am so glad I did. These have to be some of the very best short stories ever written."
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