Atlantic Narratives: Modern Short Stories
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"Atlantic Narratives: Modern Short Stories" by C. A. Mercer, Amy Wentworth Stone, Charles Caldwell Dobie, F. J. Louriet, Zephine Humphrey, Katharine Butler, Madeleine Z. Doty, H. G. Dwight, E. Nesbit, Margaret Lynn, Ernest Starr, E. V. Lucas, Cornelia A. P. Comer, Dallas Lore Sharp, Mary Lerner, Henry Seidel Canby, Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Margaret Pollock Sherwood, Arthur Russell Taylor, Elizabeth Ashe, John Galsworthy, Anne Douglas Sedgwick, Margaret Prescott Montague. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
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E. V. Lucas. Atlantic Narratives: Modern Short Stories
Atlantic Narratives: Modern Short Stories
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION. The Short Story
ATLANTIC NARRATIVES
THE PRELIMINARIES. BY CORNELIA A. P. COMER
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BUTTERCUP-NIGHT. BY JOHN GALSWORTHY
HEPATICAS. BY ANNE DOUGLAS SEDGWICK
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III
POSSESSING PRUDENCE. BY AMY WENTWORTH STONE
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II
THE GLORY-BOX. BY ELIZABETH ASHE
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THE SPIRIT OF THE HERD[7] BY DALLAS LORE SHARP
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IN THE PASHA'S GARDEN. A Stamboul Night's Entertainment. BY H. G. DWIGHT
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LITTLE SELVES. BY MARY LERNER
THE FAILURE. BY CHARLES CALDWELL DOBIE
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BUSINESS IS BUSINESS. BY HENRY SEIDEL CANBY
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NOTHING. BY ZEPHINE HUMPHREY
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A MOTH OF PEACE. BY KATHARINE FULLERTON GEROULD
IN NO STRANGE LAND. BY KATHARINE BUTLER
LITTLE BROTHER. BY MADELEINE Z. DOTY
WHAT ROAD GOETH HE? BY F. J. LOURIET
THE CLEARER SIGHT. BY ERNEST STARR
THE GARDEN OF MEMORIES. BY C. A. MERCER
THE CLEAREST VOICE. BY MARGARET SHERWOOD
THE MARBLE CHILD. BY E. NESBIT
THE ONE LEFT. BY E. V. LUCAS
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THE LEGACY OF RICHARD HUGHES. BY MARGARET LYNN
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OF WATER AND THE SPIRIT[8] BY MARGARET PRESCOTT MONTAGUE
MR. SQUEM. BY ARTHUR RUSSELL TAYLOR
BIOGRAPHICAL AND INTERPRETATIVE. NOTES
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C. A. Mercer, Amy Wentworth Stone, Charles Caldwell Dobie, F. J. Louriet, Zephine Humphrey
Published by Good Press, 2019
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'I don't want my daughters to marry,' said Mrs. Lannithorne. 'The life is a thousand times harder than that of the self-supporting woman—harder work, fewer rewards, less enjoyment, less security. That is true even of an ordinarily happy marriage. And if they are not happy—Oh, the bitterness of them!'
She was speaking rapidly now, with energy, almost with anguish. Oliver, red in the face, subdued, but eager to refute her out of the depths and heights of his inexperience, held himself rigidly still and listened.
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