Recommended by the wife, actually the first time I've read some Du Maurier. Not what I was expecting at all, but great short story about the discovery of progress and humanity that brilliantly doesn't seem to have aged. ( )

The Breakthrough is a suspenseful science-fiction short story by the author of Rebecca . As such, I will not give away any of the plot.

This edition is a Penguin Modern, a gift from a friend; each title is that of a classic short story by various authors. I can see these might be fun to start collecting. ( )