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William Sansom (1926-76) wrote many novels, travel pieces and short stories, but his uniqueness as a writer is best revealed by reading his short stories. Elizabeth Bowen, in her Introduction to his Collected Stories, published in 1963, argued convincingly that Sansom was amongst the greatest short-story writers of the Twentieth century. His work, alas, has been allowed to fade from the canon. It is to be hoped that this new edition will help reclaim the reputation of a man who, at his best, should be compared to Anton Chekhov or Ernest Hemingway.