Novellas: Classic to Contemporary British
Discover classic to contemporary British novellas, from Virginia Woolf's *Mrs. Dalloway* to Muriel Spark's *The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie*. Explore iconic short fiction by Angela Carter, A.S. Byatt, and Anthony Burgess in this curated list of essential British literature.
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Angels & Insects
by A. S. Byatt
In these two “astonishing” novellas (The New Yorker), the Booker Prize-winning author of Possession returns to the landscape of Victorian England, where science and spiritualism are popular manias, and domestic decorum coexists with brutality and perversion. "At once quirky and deep, brimming with generosity, imagination, and intelligence." —The New Yorker In Morpho Eugenia, an explorer realises that the behaviour of the people around him is alarmingly similar to that of the insects he studies. In The Conjugal Angel, curious individuals – some fictional, others drawn from history – gather to connect with the spirit world. Throughout both, Byatt examines the eccentricities of the Victorian era, weaving fact and fiction, reality and romance, science and faith into a sumptuous, magical tapestry.
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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
by Muriel Spark
The elegantly styled classic story of a young, unorthodox teacher and her special--and ultimately dangerous--relationship with six of her students.
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Mrs. Dalloway
by Virginia Woolf
Mrs. Dalloway is the portrait of a single day in a woman's life.
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The Bloody Chamber, and Other Stories
by Angela Carter
A reissue of a collection of short stories first published ten years ago.
