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Title: Miss Mink's Soldier and Other Stories
Contents: Miss Mink's soldier -- A darling of misfortune -- "Pop" -- Hoodooed -- A matter of friendship -- The wild oats of a spinster -- Cupid goes slumming -- The soul of O Sana San.
Credits:
Produced by Kentuckiana Digital Library, David Garcia, Josephine
Paolucci, Joshua Hutchinson and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading
Team.
Summary: "Miss Mink's Soldier and Other Stories" by Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The stories delve into the lives of quirky characters, particularly focusing on Miss Mink, a small and stubborn woman who grapples with change and unexpected elements in her routines and beliefs, often with humor and pathos. The collection showcases themes of personal growth, societal norms, and the impact of war on everyday lives. At the start of "Miss Mink's Soldier," we meet Miss Libby Mink, a solitary churchgoer who struggles with the minister's request for parishioners to invite soldiers to dinner during wartime. Despite her patriotism, the idea of hosting a soldier fills her with apprehension. Just as she resolves to continue her routine without engaging, a soldier named Alexis Bowinski sits next to her, and through a moment of panic and desperation, she invites him to her home for dinner. What follows is a comedic and awkward exploration of their interactions, showcasing her fears, prejudices, and the unexpected warmth she discovers in the company of Bowinski, revealing much about her character’s growth and her understanding of connection in challenging times. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 79.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Author: Rice, Alice Caldwell Hegan, 1870-1942
EBook No.: 15230
Published: Mar 2, 2005
Downloads: 171
Language: English
Subject: Fiction
Subject: Short stories
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Miss Mink's Soldier and Other Stories
Contents: Miss Mink's soldier -- A darling of misfortune -- "Pop" -- Hoodooed -- A matter of friendship -- The wild oats of a spinster -- Cupid goes slumming -- The soul of O Sana San.
Credits:
Produced by Kentuckiana Digital Library, David Garcia, Josephine
Paolucci, Joshua Hutchinson and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading
Team.
Summary: "Miss Mink's Soldier and Other Stories" by Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The stories delve into the lives of quirky characters, particularly focusing on Miss Mink, a small and stubborn woman who grapples with change and unexpected elements in her routines and beliefs, often with humor and pathos. The collection showcases themes of personal growth, societal norms, and the impact of war on everyday lives. At the start of "Miss Mink's Soldier," we meet Miss Libby Mink, a solitary churchgoer who struggles with the minister's request for parishioners to invite soldiers to dinner during wartime. Despite her patriotism, the idea of hosting a soldier fills her with apprehension. Just as she resolves to continue her routine without engaging, a soldier named Alexis Bowinski sits next to her, and through a moment of panic and desperation, she invites him to her home for dinner. What follows is a comedic and awkward exploration of their interactions, showcasing her fears, prejudices, and the unexpected warmth she discovers in the company of Bowinski, revealing much about her character’s growth and her understanding of connection in challenging times. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 79.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Author: Rice, Alice Caldwell Hegan, 1870-1942
EBook No.: 15230
Published: Mar 2, 2005
Downloads: 171
Language: English
Subject: Fiction
Subject: Short stories
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.