"Short Sixes": Stories to be Read While the Candle Burns

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bunner, H. C. (Henry Cuyler), 1855-1896.

Contributor:

Griffin, S. B.

Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937

Taylor, Charles Jay, 1855-1929

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Short Sixes: Stories to be Read While the Candle Burns" by H. C. Bunner is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. This collection features various characters engaged in whimsical and poignant narratives, often exploring themes of love, social class, and the everyday lives of individuals in that period. Each story has an illustrative quality that enhances the reader's experience. The opening of the first story, "The Tenor," introduces us to two girls, Louise and Esther, who share an innocent admiration for a famous French tenor, M. Hyppolite Rémy. They engage in a ritualistic worship of his photograph and music, reflecting their youthful idolatry and emotional intensity. As they plot a daring plan for Louise to serve as a maid in the tenor's household, the narrative hints at themes of aspiration and the longing for connection with art and beauty. This sets the stage for a lively exploration of human desires and social interactions that Will be further developed in the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

The tenor

Col. Brereton's aunty

A round-up

The two churches of 'Quawket

The love-letters of Smith

Zenobia's infidelity

The nine cent-girls

The nice people

Mr. Copernicus and the proletariat

Hector

A sisterly scheme

Zozo

An old, old story.

Credits:

Produced by Giovanni Fini, Shaun Pinder and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 82.4 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Release date is 2014-11-20