



But I would rather have it bent and dulled and know I had to put it on the grindstone and hammer it into shape and put a whetstone to it, and know that I had something to write about, than to have it bright and shining, and nothing to say, or smooth and well-oiled in the closet, but unused.' A collection of Hemingway's first forty-nine short stories, featuring a brief introduction by the author and lesser known as well as familiar tales, including 'Up in Michigan', 'Fifty Grand', and 'The Light of the World', and the Snows of Kilimanjaro, Winner Take Nothing' and Men Without Women collections. Perfection (imperfection 2) 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. The First Forty Nine Stories ( Arrow Classic) Ernest Hemingway. I hope you will find some that you like- In going where you have to go, and doing what you have to do, and seeing what you have to see, you dull and blunt the instrument you write with. The First Forty Nine Stories ( Arrow Classic) Ernest Hemingway - Rate this book. įrom Ernest Hemingway's Preface: 'There are many kinds of stories in this book. But I would rather have it bent and dulled and know I had to put it on the grindstone and hammer it into shape and put a whetstone to it, and know that I had something to write about, than to have it bright and shining, and nothing to say, or smooth and well. It contains the classic First Forty-Nine Stories plus a number of other works and a foreword by his sons. I hope you will find some that you like- In going where you have to go, and doing what you have to do, and seeing what you have to see, you dull and blunt the instrument you write with. The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway: The Finca Viga Edition, is a posthumous collection of Ernest Hemingway's (J July 2, 1961) short fiction, published in 1987. From Ernest Hemingway's Preface: 'There are many kinds of stories in this book.
