The blurb:

'A MAN FROM GLASGOW

On the nights when there is a full-moon,
Morrison hears strange laughter.
Some people think that a full-moon
makes madmen excited.
But is Morrison mad?

MACKINTOSH

It started as a joke.
When Walker forced the villagers to build the road
and to pay for it, he thought it was funny.
It ended in death.'

This is a book from Heinemann Educational Books, in the series Heinemann Guided Readers. It is apparently on Intermediate Level 3. :-) I don't know whether the contents were originally short stories or novels, but I think they must have been short stories. These are abridged versions intended for English students (non-native speakers, I think). At the end of each chapter there is a list of a few questions to aid understanding of the text.

The book is a paperback, printed in 1976, but in good condition. The cover shows a photo of a corner of an old building ... maybe a church, it's hard to say as the structure is backlit by the sun.

The book has something written on the inside cover - something really funny. :-) First, the previous owner has written his name and his class in school, plus one more thing :-) and then someone else has added something below it. I put some clear tape over it to preserve it for posterity. :-) This is what it says:
'Knut Kvarstad 2a
KISS über alles!
Tusen takk for lånet. A.O.'

('Takk for lånet' = in this case, 'thank you for lending me this book'.)

I was planning to read this when I bought it, but that was before I realized the stories were abridged. :-) Now I probably won't read it, but hopefully someone else will be interested. :-)

I bought this book at Pepita, a used book store in Oslo, on Friday, February 9th, 2007. They had a sale - a whole bag full of books for only 100 NOK. Irresistible! I managed to cram 32 - count 'em! 32! - books into my bag. :-D

Releasing this as part of the book buffet! :-)

I took this from the book buffet at the convention in Athens

“Ein Buch ist nicht nur ein Freund, es schafft Dir neue Freunde. Wenn Du ein Buch in Gedanken und im Geist besessen hast, bist Du bereichert.

Aber wenn Du das Buch weitergegeben hast, bist Du dreifach bereichert.”
Henry Miller

A nice book.