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9780141181578

The Last Word and Other Stories

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  • ISBN13:

    9780141181578

  • ISBN10:

    0141181575

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1999-03-01
  • Publisher: Penguin Classics
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Summary

These twelve stories, dating from 1923 to 1989, represent the quintessential Graham Greene. Rich in gallows humor, they have the power both to move and to entertain. Included here are such famous stories as "The Last Word", "The News in English", "The Lieutenant Died Last", and "The Lottery Ticket", as well as his masterly detective story "Murder for the Wrong Reason".

Author Biography

Graham Greene (1904-1991) was a prolific novelist, short story writer, travel writer and children's book writer. Many of his novels and short stories have been successfully adapted to the movie screen, including The Third Man (directed by Orson Welles), The End of The Affair, and The Quiet American

Table of Contents

Preface vii
The Last Word
3(16)
The News in English
19(13)
The Moment of Truth
32(9)
The Man who Stole the Eiffel Tower
41(5)
The Lieutenant Died Last
46(14)
A Branch of the Service
60(17)
An Old Man's Memory
77(3)
The Lottery Ticket
80(17)
The New House
97(5)
Work Not in Progress
102(8)
Murder for the Wrong Reason
110(28)
An Appointment with the General
138

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