Uncanny Stories

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sinclair, May, 1863-1946

Contributor:

Boschère, Jean de, 1878-1953

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Uncanny Stories" by May Sinclair is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The book delves into themes of love, memory, and the supernatural, exploring the complexities of human emotions and encounters with the unknown. Each story features characters grappling with their past and the echoes of lost love, particularly the protagonist Harriott Leigh, whose experiences with different men unveil the haunting nature of her memories and relationships. The opening of "Uncanny Stories" introduces Harriott Leigh, who is caught in a poignant moment of farewell with her love, George Waring, before he departs on a naval mission. Their exchange reveals a deep bond intertwined with youthful hopes and the bitter realities of parental disapproval. Despite her promise to wait for him, tragedy strikes when George's ship sinks, leading Harriott to spiral into despair. As time passes, we glimpse Harriott's struggle to reconcile her past loves with her present life, particularly as she confronts new relationships and the omnipresent shadow of George. This opening sets the stage for a narrative that intertwines the threads of memory and the spectral reverberations of unresolved emotions, inviting readers into a world where the past never truly fades away. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

Where their fire is not quenched

The token

The flaw in the crystal

The nature of the evidence

If the dead knew

The victim

The finding of the absolute.

Credits:

E-text prepared by Roger Frank and Sue Clark from page images digitized by the Google Books Library Project (https://books.google.com) and generously made available by HathiTrust Digital Library (https://www.hathitrust.org/)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 84.1 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Release date is 2019-03-31