Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 169 Hay, John 1838 1905 Hay, John Milton De Forest, John William 1826 1906 Forest, John William de De Forest, J. W. (John William) Field, Margret Guernsey, Clara F. (Clara Florida) 1836 1893 Guernsey, Clara Florida Hadermann, J. R. Hickox, Chauncey Hooper, Lucy Hamilton 1835 1893 Hooper, Lucy Hamilton Jones Hosmer, Margaret 1830 1897 Hosmer, M. (Margaret) Hosmer, Margaret Kerr Minor, R. D. Spofford, Harriet Elizabeth Prescott 1835 1921 Prescott, Harriet Elizabeth Spofford, Harriet Prescott Not Pretty, but Precious; And Other Short Stories Not pretty, but precious / Margret Field -- The victims of dreams / Margaret Hosmer -- The cold hand / Clara F. Guernsey -- The blood seedling / John Hay -- The marquis / Chauncey Hickox -- Under false colors / Lucy Hamilton Hooper -- The hungry heart / J.W. De Forrest -- "How Mother did it" / J.R. Hadermann -- The red fox / Clara F. Guernsey -- Louie / Harriet Prescott Spofford -- Old Sadler'S resurrection / R.D. Minor. Produced by Distributed Proofreaders "Not Pretty, but Precious; And Other Short Stories" by John Hay et al. is a collection of short stories likely written in the late 19th century. The narrative opens with a complex exploration of an unconventional marriage between Mr. Norval and his wife, Percy, who are wed more out of circumstance than love, revealing their personalities and backgrounds as they navigate their unexpected union. The beginning of the story introduces us to Mr. Norval, who lies incapacitated due to an accident, prompting urgent marriage to Percy, a plain yet resolute schoolteacher, to circumvent social pressures from his past misdeeds. As Percy articulates her thoughts in a long letter to Norval, we learn of her sacrifices, desires, and the complexities of her emotions from an unfulfilled past. The dynamic between Mr. Norval’s social status and Percy’s humble beginnings sets the scene for their evolving relationship, as both grapple with their circumstances while tentatively striving for companionship against the backdrop of societal expectations and personal heartaches. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Short stories, American PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Novels 567968 2025-08-05T07:40:08.905061 text/html 545586 2024-10-28T18:40:02 text/html 391051 2025-08-05T07:40:18.328968 application/epub+zip 398857 2025-08-05T07:40:12.385024 application/epub+zip 286794 2025-08-05T07:40:10.789002 application/epub+zip 858845 2025-08-05T07:40:22.828976 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 829220 2025-08-05T07:40:17.368024 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 482712 2022-09-05T13:02:54.366346 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 550617 2025-08-05T07:40:08.181029 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 530512 2024-10-28T18:40:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20075 2025-08-05T07:40:23.187944 application/rdf+xml 15172 2025-08-05T07:40:11.432026 image/jpeg 3296 2025-08-05T07:40:11.044005 image/jpeg 384830 2025-08-05T07:40:08.957066 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia