| Description |
xxxiv, 202 pages ; 20 cm |
| Series |
Penguin classics |
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Penguin classics.
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| Note |
"A Penguin original"--Cover. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page xxvii-xxxi). |
| Contents |
A vocation and a voice -- ELizabeth Stock's one story -- Two portraits (The nun and The wanton) -- An idle fellow -- A mental suggestion -- An Egyptian cigarette -- The white eagle -- The story of an hour (The dream of an hour) -- Two summers and two souls -- The night came slowly -- Juanita -- The unexpected -- Her letters -- The kiss -- Suzette -- The falling in love of Fedora (Fedora) -- The recovery -- The blind man -- An Easter Day conversion (A morning walk) -- Lilacs -- Ti Démon (A horse story) -- Ti Démon -- The godmother. |
| Summary |
Gathers stories about suicide, death, infidelity, dreams, hypnosis, adolescence, convent life, child abuse, and social outcasts. |
| Subject |
Short stories.
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Louisiana -- Social life and customs -- Fiction.
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| Added Author |
Toth, Emily.
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| ISBN |
0140390782 |
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9780140390780 |
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