{"product_id":"parties-and-passions-classic-short-stories-from-around-the-world-paperback","title":"Parties and Passions: Classic Short Stories from Around the World - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMacMillan Collector's Library\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eElena Richards\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eParties and Passions \u003c\/i\u003eis a literary celebration. Love, betrayal, sadness, humour, boredom and more are explored in this collection of party stories by classic authors. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing tales from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, \u003ci\u003eParties and Passions\u003c\/i\u003e shows making merry doesn't always go to plan. Joy and disappointment, murder and mix-ups: there's a party for everyone here. Find stories of glamorous masked balls from Edgar Allan Poe and Alexandre Dumas, ghostly wedding celebrations dreamed up by Edith Nesbit and Washington Irving, and more occasions for dancing and music in James Joyce's 'The Dead' and Kate Chopin's 'Wiser Than a God'. Nothing happens as expected in Nella Larsen's 'The Wrong Man' and F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Bridal Party', and calm gatherings descend into chaos in witty and ironic writing from Saki and Nathaniel Hawthorne. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith an international range of much-loved writers from Akutagawa to Tolstoy, here is an eclectic collection of literary parties to suit every mood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Great Gatsby\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMrs Dalloway \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Picture of Dorian Gray \u003c\/i\u003eare also available in this Macmillan Collector's Library series of gorgeous paperbacks features the greatest parties and the wildest passions in literature.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eElena Richards works as a researcher and freelance editor. She has a BA in French and English and an MA in comparative literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.6 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 16, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47497964093661,"sku":"9781035058563","price":16.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/SHwC-z9SNv9781035058563.webp?v=1771989659","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/parties-and-passions-classic-short-stories-from-around-the-world-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}