Twenty-One Stories
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Twenty-One Stories is a collection of short stories
by Graham Greene
. All but the last four stories appeared in his earlier 1947 collection Nineteen Stories (two stories were not included in the later collection)
Short story
A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
by Graham Greene
Graham Greene
Henry Graham Greene, OM, CH was an English author, playwright and literary critic. His works explore the ambivalent moral and political issues of the modern world...
. All but the last four stories appeared in his earlier 1947 collection Nineteen Stories (two stories were not included in the later collection)
Stories
The collection usually presents the stories in reverse chronological order- "The End of the Party" (1929)
- "The Second Death" (1929)
- "Proof PositiveProof Positive (Greene story)-Publication:It appeared in Harper's Magazine in October 1947 and in Greene's 1947 collection Nineteen Stories.-Inspiraion:It is inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Facts in the Case of M...
" (1930) (online text) - "I Spy" (1930)
- "A Day Saved" (1935)
- "Jubilee" (1936)
- "Brother" (1936)
- "A Chance For Mr Lever" (1936)
- "The Basement Room" (1936) (adapted by the author as The Fallen Idol, a film directed by Carol ReedCarol ReedSir Carol Reed was an English film director best known for Odd Man Out , The Fallen Idol , The Third Man and Oliver!...
) - "The Innocent" (1937)
- "A Drive in the Country" (1937)
- "Across The BridgeAcross the BridgeAcross the Bridge is a short story by Graham Greene.The story is told first-person by an unnamed narrator who reveals little about himself, other than that he is a wandering stranger stranded in a small Mexican border village. The narrator is fascinated by Joseph Calloway, a famous con-man believed...
" (1938) (made into a 1957 filmAcross the Bridge (film)Across the Bridge is a 1957 film directed by Ken Annakin. It is based on the short story of the same name by Graham Greene. An embezzler on the run from the police steals the identity of a look-alike he meets by chance.-Cast:*Rod Steiger as Carl Schaffner...
starring Rod SteigerRod SteigerRodney Stephen "Rod" Steiger was an Academy Award-winning American actor known for his performances in such films as On the Waterfront, The Big Knife, Oklahoma!, The Harder They Fall, Across the Bridge, The Pawnbroker, Doctor Zhivago, In the Heat of the Night, and Waterloo as well as the...
) - "A Little Place Off The Edgware Road" (1939)
- "The Case for the DefenceThe Case for the DefenceThe Case for the Defence is a well-written thriller by Graham Greene, a famous English novelist, which deals with a strange murder trial. The defendant, guilty of murder of a woman and having four eye-witnesses to testify against him is thought of standing no chance of acquittal. Yet, a twist in...
" (1939) - "Alas, Poor MalingAlas, Poor Maling"Alas, Poor Maling" is a short story by Graham Greene. It was first published in 1940.- Plot summary :The story is told in first person by an unnamed narrator who has a friend named Maling. Maling is afflicted with an unusual medical affliction which his doctors label "borborygmi" and his friends...
" (1940) - "Men At Work" (1940)
- "Greek Meets Greek" (1941)
- "The Hint of an Explanation" (1948)
- "The Blue FilmThe Blue Film"The Blue Film" is a short story by the English novelist Graham Greene. The story is set in a "Greeneland", to be more specific: in Thailand....
" (1954) - "Special Duties" (1954)
- "The DestructorsThe Destructors"The Destructors" is a 1954 short story about teenagers who destroy a house, written by Graham Greene. The story is ironic—showing how destruction is allegedly a form of creation....
" (1954)