A WILLIAM MARCH OMNIBUS

by William by Alistair Cooke March ‧ RELEASE DATE: Feb. 27, 1955

The success of The Bad Seed and the death of William March simultaneously spotlighted his career in literature, and took many readers back to his memorable Company K (1933), a group of vignettes of a military unit which even today carries emotional intensity. Less well known were the short stories collected in three volumes, and the best have been brought together- along with the 113 sketches from Company K. There is an intensive focus on emotional -- and often abnormal- aspects of humanity --prediction, had it been realized, of the psychological implications of The Bad Seed. Some of the stories are average short story length; but most of them are short shorts- sharply defined, and with abrupt almost O'Henryesque endings. A great gift was lost with William March's premature death.

Pub Date: Feb. 27, 1955

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Rinehart

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Feb. 1, 1955

Categories: FICTION