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A house party : an account of stories told at a gathering of famous American authors / the story tellers being introduced by Paul Leicester Ford.
Women’s Studies Archive: Rare Titles from the American Antiquarian Society, 1820-1922 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bangs, John Kendrick, 1862-1922, author.
- Cable, George Washington, 1844-1925, author.
- Grant, Robert, 1852-1940, author.
- Harrison, Burton, Mrs., 1843-1920, author.
- Jewett, Sarah Orne, 1849-1909, author.
- Roberts, Charles G. D., Sir, 1860-1943, author.
- Runkle, Bertha, 1879-1958, author.
- Stockton, Frank R., 1834-1902, author.
- Stuart, Ruth McEnery, 1856-1917, author.
- Thanet, Octave, 1850-1934, author.
- Wister, Owen, 1860-1938, author.
- Series:
- Women's Studies Archive: Rare Titles from the American Antiquarian Society, 1820-1922.
- Women's Studies Archive: Rare Titles from the American Antiquarian Society, 1820-1922
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Short stories, American--20th century.
- Short stories, American.
- Genre:
- Short stories, American.
- Fiction.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (418 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : Small, Maynard and Company, 1901.
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Introduction
- A family tradition
- Artemisia's mirror
- Dawson's dilemma
- A surrender
- Aunt Nancy's annuity
- The messenger
- The green bowl
- The broken story
- Mother
- The fairy godmother's story
- The angel of the Lord
- The red oxen of Bonval.
- Notes:
- Twelve stories by: John Kendrick Bangs, George W. Cable, Paul Leiceskr Ford, Robert Grant, Mrs. Burton Harrison, Sarah Orne Jewett, Charles G.D. Roberts, Bertha Runkle, Frank R. Shockton, Ruth McEnery Stuart, Octave Thanet, Owen Wister. The collection was presented in the form of a contest, inviting readers to guess the authorship of each story.
- Contest rules and entry blank on pages [1]-[3] of preliminary pages. The prize was $1000 and entry deadline Dec. 31, 1901. A second contest offer extending the date to May 31, 902 and offering a $500 prize is tipped in at front.
- Reproduction of the original from American Antiquarian Society.
- OCLC:
- 1046524094
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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