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Something Special (song)
Something Special may refer to: * Something Special (short story), "Something Special" (short story), a 1957 short story by Iris Murdoch * Something Special (TV series), ''Something Special'' (TV series), a BBC children's television series * Something Special (The Kingston Trio album), ''Something Special'' (The Kingston Trio album), 1962 * Something Special (Kool & the Gang album), ''Something Special'' (Kool & the Gang album), 1981 * Something Special (Dolly Parton album), ''Something Special'' (Dolly Parton album), 1995 * Something Special (Jim Reeves album), ''Something Special'' (Jim Reeves album), 1971 * Something Special (George Strait album), ''Something Special'' (George Strait album), 1985 * Something Special (Hampton Hawes album), ''Something Special'' (Hampton Hawes album), recorded in 1976 and released in 1994 * Something Special (Sabrina album), ''Something Special'' (Sabrina album), 1988 * Something Special (The Sylvers album), ''Something Special'' (The Sylvers album) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Something Special (short Story)
"Something Special" is the only published short story by Iris Murdoch. It first appeared in 1957 in a collection entitled ''Winter's Tales 3'', and after inclusion in anthologies in Japan (1971, 1972), England (1979) and Finland (1990) it was republished separately by Chatto & Windus in 1999. Yvonne Geary, the 24-year-old daughter of a Dublin shopkeeper, is courted by a young Jewish man, Sam Goldman, who takes her out for the night. After an unpleasant scene at a rowdy public house Sam decides to take Yvonne into his confidence. Publication history *1957: ''Winter's Tales 3,'' pp175–204. Macmillan, London. St Martin's Press, New York. *1971: ''Murdoch, Spark and Bowen,'' pp1–29. ed. Hisayasu Hirukawa. Eichosha, Tokyo. *1972: ''Modern English Stories,'' pp286–303. Shueisa, Tokyo. *1979: ''Women Writing: an Anthology,'' pp1–19. ed. Denys Val Baker. W H Allen, London. *1979: ''Best for Winter: a Selection from 25 Years of Winter's Tales,'' pp46–59. ed. A D Maclean. Macmill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |