Yondering
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Yondering is a collection of short stories
by popular American author Louis L'Amour
. Rather than deal with L'Amour's traditional subject matter of the Old West, Yondering contains adventure stories, primarily set in the first half of the 20th century. Two of them are set during the World War II
era, many of the stories draw upon the author's own life experiences.
There are two editions of this particular collection of L'Amour short stories, the original was released in 1980, while a revised edition was released in 1989 after the author's death.
The primary difference is the inclusion in the revised edition of some of L'Amour's previously unpublished short stories, among them "Ruins of El Walarieh," "And Proudly Die," Show Me The Way Home," and "So You Want Adventure." Taken out of the revised edition was "The Moon of the Trees Broken by Snow," which, according to the author's son Beau L'Amour, "never really belonged in this book."
Short Stories
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by popular American author Louis L'Amour
Louis L'Amour
Louis Dearborn L'Amour was an American author. His books consisted primarily of Western fiction novels , however he also wrote historical fiction , science fiction , nonfiction , as well as poetry and short-story collections. Many of his stories were made into movies...
. Rather than deal with L'Amour's traditional subject matter of the Old West, Yondering contains adventure stories, primarily set in the first half of the 20th century. Two of them are set during the World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
era, many of the stories draw upon the author's own life experiences.
There are two editions of this particular collection of L'Amour short stories, the original was released in 1980, while a revised edition was released in 1989 after the author's death.
The primary difference is the inclusion in the revised edition of some of L'Amour's previously unpublished short stories, among them "Ruins of El Walarieh," "And Proudly Die," Show Me The Way Home," and "So You Want Adventure." Taken out of the revised edition was "The Moon of the Trees Broken by Snow," which, according to the author's son Beau L'Amour, "never really belonged in this book."
List of Stories in the Revised Edition
- Where There's Fighting
- The Dancing Kate
- By the Ruins of El Walarieh
- Glorious! Glorious!
- Dead-End Drift
- Old Doc Yak
- Survival
- And Proudly Die
- Show Me the Way to Go Home
- Thicker Than Blood
- The Admiral
- Shanghai, Not Without Gestures
- The Man Who Stole Shakespeare
- A Friend of the General
- Author's Tea
- So You Want Adventure, Do You?
- Let Me Forget ... (poem)