'A wonderful bedside companion, Coward's short stories show another facet of the man known primarily as a playwright.' City Limits 'He is simply a phenomenon, and one that is unlikely to occur ever again in theatre history.' Terence Rattigan This one-volume edition contains the complete collection of Coward's twenty short stories, spanning fifty years of his working life. Coward's plays are regularly revived and are particularly popular with amateur dramatic groups. Noel Coward invented the concept of celebrity and his life and work is still celebrated today.

This one-volume edition contains the complete collection of Coward's twenty short stories, spanning fifty years of his working life. Written with Coward's inimitable poise and wit, the stories variously describe back-stage intrigues, Hollywood champagne breakfasts, suburban romances and gossip round the captain's table. He reveals himself as a consummate prose stylist demonstrating why, for all his success in virtually every other field of entertainment, he returned again and again to the short story.