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The Celestial Omnibus and Other Stories

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The Celestial Omnibus and Other Stories
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Publisher: Feedbooks
ISBN/ASIN: 0394721764
Number of pages: 84

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These six stories deal with transformations, the truth of the imagination, and the effect of the unseen on ordinary lives. By juxtaposing the Edwardian English with pagan mythology, E.M. Forster created in this collection a work of lasting strangeness and great beauty.

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