Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Romantic Hero | 1967 | Olivia Manning | Buy |
A Romantic Hero (1967) is Olivia Manning’s sole short story collection. The stories reflect many of the same settings and concerns as her novels, including life abroad during and after wartime. Manning’s short fiction has the same close attention to character and place that marks her longer work.
Though Manning is remembered primarily for The Fortunes of War, this collection shows a different side of her writing. The shorter form suited her gift for sharp social observation, and several of the stories have been anthologized separately over the years.