THE SONG OF THE WREN

by Bates

$25 · Offered by L. W. Currey

First edition

London: Michael Joseph, 1972 . Octavo, original terra cotta boards, spine panel stamped in gold. First edition. Gathers five short stories, one of them rather long. Three are in Bates' usual dark manner; two feature a comically eccentric character. The prolific Bates was primarily a writer of short stories and in this field he was highly regarded by David Garnett and Graham Greene, among others. His style has been traced

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