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by David Gaffney, Janice Galloway, Jessie Greengrass, Thomas McMullan, Kate Hendry, Ian Parkinson, Graham Mort, Alex Preston, Tony Peake, John Saul, Leone Ross, Robert Sheppard, Colette Sensier, Claire-Louise Bennett, Mark Valentine, Greg Thorpe, Crista Ermiya, Neil Campbell, Trevor Fevin, Stuart Evers, Nicholas Royle, D. J. Taylor ...

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The nation's favourite annual guide to the short story, now in its sixth year.Best British Short Stories invites you to judge a book by its cover – or more accurately, by its title. This new series aims to reprint the best short stories published in the previous calendar year by British writers, whether based in the UK or elsewhere. The editor's brief is wide ranging, covering anthologies, ... Read more

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The nation's favourite annual guide to the short story, now in its sixth year.Best British Short Stories invites you to judge a book by its cover – or more accurately, by its title. This new series aims to reprint the best short stories published in the previous calendar year by British writers, whether based in the UK or elsewhere. The editor's brief is wide ranging, covering anthologies,
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Discover Japanese culture and one of the world's oldest performance artforms in an exhilarating new way: through English-language noh theatre.Intercultural Japanese Noh Theatre: Texts and Analyses of English-language Noh provides a unique perspective on intercultural engagement with Japanese noh, a classical dance-drama that has been performed since the 14th century. Unlike many projects ... Read more

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Discover Japanese culture and one of the world's oldest performance artforms in an exhilarating new way: through English-language noh theatre.Intercultural Japanese Noh Theatre: Texts and Analyses of English-language Noh provides a unique perspective on intercultural engagement with Japanese noh, a classical dance-drama that has been performed since the 14th century. Unlike many projects
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The dazzlingly funny second volume of Danny Baker's memoirs: the television years.Since my first book was published I have had countless friends and family members get in touch to say how come I hadn't included this story or that tale. Was I ashamed of being shot twice, once up the arse, in Jamaica Road? How long should a man live with such a secret? If by retrospectively dropping my trousers ... Read more

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