Project Gutenberg 2010-08-23 Public domain in the USA. 261 Sedgwick, Anne Douglas 1873 1935 The Nest, The White Pagoda, The Suicide, A Forsaken Temple, Miss Jones and the Masterpiece Produced by Peter Vachuska, H. V., Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Nest, The White Pagoda, The Suicide, A Forsaken Temple, Miss Jones and the Masterpiece" by Anne Douglas Sedgwick is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. Each story in this compilation delves into the complexities of human relationships, exploring themes of love, loss, sacrifice, and the revelations that accompany impending death. The narrative often unfolds in a way that contrasts the outlook of the main characters, shedding light on their inner thoughts and feelings. The beginning of the compilation introduces the story "The Nest," which focuses on a man's reflections as he faces his terminal illness. As he travels back to his home, he grapples with the duality of emotions—dread and acceptance—while contemplating his life and relationships, particularly with his wife, Kitty. The narrative portrays his struggle with impending mortality, revealing both a sense of calm acceptance and an underlying sorrow as he comes to terms with the emotional distances in his marriage. The opening sets a poignant tone, inviting readers into a deeper exploration of intimacy and the complexities of love as the story unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction Short stories PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Short Stories 377723 2025-06-13T14:40:51.252151 text/html 379356 2010-08-23T13:54:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 140683 2010-08-23T13:55:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 258824 2025-06-13T14:41:00.886159 application/epub+zip 264562 2025-06-13T14:40:55.588169 application/epub+zip 206478 2025-06-13T14:40:54.023136 application/epub+zip 544542 2025-06-13T14:41:04.929166 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 524554 2025-06-13T14:40:59.867151 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 292770 2022-09-15T10:19:59.296130 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 361353 2025-06-13T14:40:50.527237 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 361157 2010-08-23T13:54:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 137328 2010-08-23T13:55:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 361155 2010-08-23T13:54:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 137251 2010-08-23T13:55:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20396 2025-06-13T14:41:05.077127 application/rdf+xml 26326 2025-06-13T14:40:54.601174 image/jpeg 4875 2025-06-13T14:40:54.312147 image/jpeg 255824 2025-06-13T14:40:51.287164 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