Comments on: Review of ‘Short Stories from the 19th Century’ selected by David Stuart Davies https://nsfordwriter.com/short-stories-from-the-19th-century-david-stuart-davies/ Writer, reader, blogger Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:20:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: nsford https://nsfordwriter.com/short-stories-from-the-19th-century-david-stuart-davies/#comment-3982 Tue, 01 Sep 2020 22:25:49 +0000 http://nsfordwriter.com/?p=3431#comment-3982 In reply to R A I N.

Yes I liked those ones, Hardy is my favourite writer out of those included, I would say. I’m sure there are better anthologies out there but this is worth a try if you want a very cheap one 🙂

]]> By: R A I N https://nsfordwriter.com/short-stories-from-the-19th-century-david-stuart-davies/#comment-3979 Tue, 01 Sep 2020 14:32:33 +0000 http://nsfordwriter.com/?p=3431#comment-3979 The Withered Arm sounds…interesting! By the title, at least? And the one by Wilkie Collins too – did you like these, N??!?!

]]> By: nsford https://nsfordwriter.com/short-stories-from-the-19th-century-david-stuart-davies/#comment-3957 Sat, 29 Aug 2020 14:29:25 +0000 http://nsfordwriter.com/?p=3431#comment-3957 In reply to Meggy | Chocolate’n’Waffles.

Thanks! Nothing personal, I’m sure he’s nice, I just think some explanations should have been included 🙂

]]> By: Meggy | Chocolate'n'Waffles https://nsfordwriter.com/short-stories-from-the-19th-century-david-stuart-davies/#comment-3956 Sat, 29 Aug 2020 08:37:39 +0000 http://nsfordwriter.com/?p=3431#comment-3956 Great review! I totally see your point about David Stuart Davies!

]]> By: nsford https://nsfordwriter.com/short-stories-from-the-19th-century-david-stuart-davies/#comment-3954 Fri, 28 Aug 2020 17:23:37 +0000 http://nsfordwriter.com/?p=3431#comment-3954 In reply to Rebecca Moon Ruark.

Thank you! I bought the book a few years ago (probably when looking for a very cheap book to ‘qualify for free delivery’) and there are some very good stories but I’m sure there are better anthologies. The extra material was lacking a bit, I thought. The errors are fairly common with this publisher (Wordsworth Classics) but you get what you pay for, these are bargain versions 🙂

]]> By: Rebecca Moon Ruark https://nsfordwriter.com/short-stories-from-the-19th-century-david-stuart-davies/#comment-3953 Fri, 28 Aug 2020 15:26:11 +0000 http://nsfordwriter.com/?p=3431#comment-3953 Good review. With older stories that are in the public domain and so routinely anthologized (like “The Yellow Wallpaper,” which I do enjoy), the introduction or forward and other extras must be really standout. Sounds like this one was a miss. And the copyediting errors–oh, that always makes me cringe!

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