CLASSIC WESTERNS
Collected and introduced by Peter Haining, published 1998.
Haining brings together twelve Western short stories, many of which were the templates for movies.
Among these are: Three-ten to Yuma by Elmore Leonard, Stagecoach by Ernest Haycox, Hondo by Louis L’Amour, The Misfits by Arthur Miller, and A Man Called Horse by Dorothy M Johnson.
Other stories feature characters who subsequently appeared in TV or film: The Cisco Kid, Hopalong Cassidy, and The Virginian.
My favourites, besides those film titles above are ‘The Caballero’s Way’ by O. Henry, ‘Dust Storm’ by Max Brand, ‘The Great Slave’ by Zane Grey, and ‘One Man’s Honour’ by Jack Schaefer.
There’s a good amount of fine prose to be found amongst this selection of mostly moral tales.
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