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Spirits: Short Stories by Rob
Burton
Stories celebrating the past and present London with a
mixture of humor, pathos, and affection.
Rob Burton was born and raised in England. He received his Bachelors of Arts from Kent University, Canterbury, and then won a scholarship to Indiana University in the United States where he earned a PhD in English and American Literature in 1984. He has been a professor of English at California State University, Chico, for the past 29 years.
Burton has previously published three books. Around the World in 52 Words: Ritual Writing for the New Millennium (Stansbury Publishing, 2002), consists of 365 short prose-poems dedicated to themes and issues that were topical at the turn of the new millennium. Artists of the Floating World: Contemporary Writers Between Cultures (University Press of America, 2007), examines the literary works of four major world writers who embrace multicultural backgrounds. His Hops and Dreams: The Story of Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. (Stansbury Publishing, 2010) is the original book of one of the most successful and innovative craft-breweries in the United States, located in his hometown, Chico, California.
