TY - BOOK TI - British and American short stories SN - 0582096812 U1 - 428.6 PY - 1993/// CY - Harlow : PB - Longman, KW - English language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers. KW - English language. KW - English language -- Reading books N1 - Includes Glossary; New ed. - Previous ed.: 1960; Silas the good, by H. E. Bates. -- The catbird seat, by James Thurber. -- Mabel, by W. Somerset Maugham. -- The barber's uncle, by William Saroyan. -- The rocking-horse winner, by D. H. Lawrence. -- Springtime, by O. Henry. -- The open window, by H. H. Munro (Saki). -- The income-tax man, by Mark Twain. -- The upper berth, by F. Marion Crawford. -- My bank account, by Stephen Leacock. N2 - Part of a series designed to be suitable for students at upper intermediate level, including those preparing for the Cambridge First Certificate examinations. These simplified editions keep within a 2000 word vocabulary, contain exercise material and an introduction to the text and author ER -