β Scribed by Charles Baxter
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
The would-be father -- Horace and Margaret's fifty-second -- Harmony of the world -- Winter journey -- Surprised by joy -- The eleventh floor -- Gryphon -- Fenstad's mother -- Westland -- Shelter -- Snow -- The disappeared -- Kiss away -- The next building I plan to bomb -- Flood show -- The cures for love -- Poor devil -- Ghosts -- Royal blue -- The old murderer -- Mr. Scary -- The cousins -- The winter.;Brings together the best of Baxter's previous collections, with seven new stories, giving us the most complete portrait of his achievement.
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