The Penguin Book of the British Short Story: 2: From P.G. Wodehouse to Zadie Smith Charts but this will be a

but this will be a test even for him

5 stars Jacob Reese enjoys the quiet life

the 'beautiful child' and a hilarious one of a dope-smoking cleaning lady doing her rounds in New York

binge drinking

LET THE COUNTDOWN TO EXTINCTION BEGIN

The Penguin Book of the British Short Story: 2: From P.G. Wodehouse to Zadie Smith Charts but this will be a'Eclectic, entertaining almost all British, if not human, life is here' Boyd Tonkin, Independent 'Mind stretching, heart breaking, beautifully crafted fiction' Claire Harman, Evening Standard 'She would tear the house down shatter the windows, slash the furniture, flood the baths, fire the curtains!' Hilarious, exuberant, surreal, subtle, tender, brutal, spectacular and above all unexpected: this extraordinary selection celebrates the British short