Atlantic Narratives: Modern Short Stories

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thomas, Charles Swain, 1868-1943

Contributor:

Ashe, Elizabeth, 1885-1974

Canby, Henry Seidel, 1878-1961

Comer, Cornelia A. P. (Cornelia Atwood Pratt), 1865-1929

Dobie, Charles Caldwell, 1881-1943

Doty, Madeleine Z. (Madeleine Zabriskie), 1877-1963.

Dwight, H. G. (Harrison Griswold), 1875-1959.

Galsworthy, John, 1867-1933

Gerould, Katharine Fullerton, 1879-1944

Hathaway, Katharine Butler, 1890-1942

Humphrey, Zephine, 1874-1956

Lerner, Mary, 1882-1938

Louriet, F. J.

Lucas, E. V. (Edward Verrall), 1868-1938.

Lynn, Margaret, 1870-1958

Mercer, C. A.

Montague, Margaret Prescott, 1878-1955

Nesbit, E. (Edith), 1858-1924.

Sedgwick, Anne Douglas, 1873-1935

Sharp, Dallas Lore, 1870-1929

Sherwood, Margaret Pollock, 1864-1955

Starr, Ernest

Stone, Amy Wentworth, 1876-1938

Taylor, Arthur Russell, 1862-1918

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Atlantic Narratives: Modern Short Stories" edited with an introduction by Charles Swain Thomas is a collection of modern short stories likely compiled in the early 20th century. The book showcases a variety of narratives that reflect the complexities of human experience and explore themes ranging from relationships to moral dilemmas, featuring various characters navigating their own personal conflicts. The opening of the collection begins with "The Preliminaries" by Cornelia A. P. Comer, where we are introduced to Young Oliver Pickersgill, who is in love with Ruth Lannithorne, the daughter of a man imprisoned for embezzlement. Oliver's determination to marry Ruth is challenged by the perceptions and prejudices shaped by her father's past, which leads him to confront both Ruth and her mother's views on marriage and his own suitability as a partner. This opening sets the stage for a deeper exploration of societal expectations and personal values as Oliver navigates the complexities of love intertwined with familial legacies. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

Introduction

The preliminaries / Cornelia A. P. Comer

Buttercup-night / John Galsworthy

Hepaticas / Anne Douglas Sedgwick

Possessing Prudence / Amy Wentworth Stone

The Glory-Box / Elizabeth Ashe

The spirit of the herd / Dallas Lore Sharp

In the Pasha's garden / H. G. Dwight

Little selves / Mary Lerner

The failure / Charles Caldwell Dobie

Business is business / Henry Seidel Canby

Nothing / Zephine Humphrey

A moth of peace / Katharine Fullerton Gerould

In no strange land / Katharine Butler

Little brother / Madeleine Z. Doty

What road goeth he? / F. J. Louriet

The clearer sight / Ernest Starr

The garden of memories / C. A. Mercer

The clearest voice / Margaret Sherwood

The marble child / E. Nesbit

The one left / E. V. Lucas

The legacy of Richard Hughes / Margaret Lynn

Of water and the spirit / Margaret Prescott Montague

Mr. Squem / Arthur Russell Taylor.

Credits:

Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 81.6 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Release date is 2011-11-29