Another solid collection of short stories from one of my favorite authors. There are none here that fall below three stars in my estimation, and a few are worthy of a fourth or fifth star. My favorites were:“Flora” – A story about a misogynistic scholar who snubs the eponymous widow when she atte...
Sophia Willoughby, a young Englishwoman from an aristocratic family and a person of strong opinions and even stronger will, has packed her cheating husband off to Paris. He can have his tawdry mistress. She intends to devote herself to the serious business of raising her two children in proper To...
Some missionaries might have been galled by this state of things, or if too good to be galled, at least flustered; but Mr. Fortune was a humble man of heart and he had the blessing which rests upon humility: an easy-going nature. In appearance he was tall, raw-boned, and rather rummaged-looking; ...
THERE’S NO telephone,” said the long-legged young woman. “It seemed more important to have drains, so we chose drains. We couldn’t afford both at once.” “Far better to have drains,” said Dinnie. “Yes, that was what we felt. You see, it needed so much doing to it. It was a farm cottage once, but n...