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A reminder of the importance of a good editor

Greatest Short Stories by Women - Grapevine Collectible by Virginia Woolf et. al

August 25, 2025 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

Cbr17bingo purple Virginia Woolf, Kate Chopin, Charlotte Bronte, Jane Austen — these are just a few of the 17 women writers whose works are featured in this collection. While I enjoyed most of the stories, the publisher/editors made some very strange and aggravating choices that left me bewildered.  No editors are listed, and no forward or afterward is offered to explain what criteria were used to determine which writers and stories were included. The 17 stories range in original publication dates from 1832 to 1926, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Short Stories Tagged With: cbr17, cbr17bingo, ElCicco, Fiction, Grapevine Collectible, Greatest Short Stories by Women, short story, Virginia Woolf et. al

ElCicco's CBR17 Review No:43 · Genres: Fiction, Short Stories · Tags: cbr17, cbr17bingo, ElCicco, Fiction, Grapevine Collectible, Greatest Short Stories by Women, short story, Virginia Woolf et. al ·
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