These stories explore the trials of life from youth to old age: theidealism of young people, the stresses of marriage, the anxieties ofparenthood, and the loneliness and fears of older people. The widevariety of writing styles includes black humour, satire, andcompassionate and realistic observation of the follies and foibles ofhumankind. This collection contains stories by Evelyn Waugh, RoaldDahl, Somerset Maugham, Saki, Frank Sargeson, Raymond Carver, H.E.Bates, and Susan Hill.
