Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible mini editions of short stories novellas and essays
from the world's greatest writers designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith. Karen
Blixen author of the acclaimed memoir Out of Africa was also a master of the short story
form: her tales offer luminous meditations on rebirth and redemption on the mystery and
unexpectedness of human behaviour. Alongside 'Babette's Feast' this selection also includes
'Sorrow-Acre' often thought to be one of her finest stories. 'Tales as delicate as Venetian
glass' The New York Times
