TY  - BOOK
AU  - Saki
AU  - West,Clare
TI  - From the cradle to the grave: short stories 
T2  - Oxford Bookworms
SN  - 0194226921
U1  - 428.6 23
PY  - 1993///
CY  - New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Inglés
KW  - Enseñanza
KW  - Libros de lectura
KW  - Armarc
KW  - Comprensión lectora
KW  - Problemas, ejercicios
N1  - Este ejemplar incluye espacios para completar los cuales no deben ser diligenciados por los usuarios; Incluye datos biográficos de los autores; Saki es el seudónimo de Hector Hugh Munro; Tea / Saki -- Mr Loveday's little outing / Evelyn Waugh -- The colonel's lady / Somerset Maugham -- Mrs Bixby and the colonel's coat / Roald Dahl -- They gave her a rise / Frank Sargeson -- The bath / Raymond Carver -- Same time, same place / H.E. Bates -- A bit of singing and dancing / Susan Hill
N2  - These texts are not abridged or adapted in any way, but have been carefully selected for content and language that will be understood by the advanced student.These stories explore the trials of life from youth to old age: the idealism of young people, the stresses of marriage, the anxieties of parenthood, and the loneliness and fears of older people. The wide variety of writing styles includes black humour, satire, and compassionate and realistic observation of the follies and foibles of humankind
ER  -