W．SOMERSET MAUGHAM (1874-1965) The Kite 1
VIRGINIA WOOLF (1882-1941) The Duchess and the Jeweller 33
FRANCES TOWERS (1885-1948) The Little Willow 42
C．S．FORESTER (1899-1966) The Hostage 58
ERIC LINKLATER (1899-1974) Sealskin Trousers 84
V．S．PRITCHETT (b．1900) The Voice 105
WILLIAM PLOMER (1903-1973) Ever Such a Nice Boy 113
EVELYN WAUGH (1903-1966) On Guard 118
GRAHAM GREENE (b．1904) The Basement Room 133
H．E．BATES (1905-1974) The Woman Who Had Imagination 167
JOHN MOORE (1907-1967) Local Boy Makes Good 199
CHRISTOPHER SYKES (b．1907) The Sacred and the Profane 221
WILLIAM SANSOM (b．1912) The Vertical Ladder 250
FRED URQUHART (b．1912) Man About the House 266
A．L．BARKER (b．1918) Mr．Minnenick 274
NIGEL KNEALE (b．1922) The Putting Away of Uncle Quaggin 291
ELIZABETH BOWEN (1899-1973) Maria 304
CLEMENCE DANE (d．1965) The Dearly Beloved of Benjamin Cobb 320
ROSAMOND LEHMANN A Dream of Winter 349