Project Gutenberg 2011-11-29 Public domain in the USA. 510 Thomas, Charles Swain 1868 1943 Ashe, Elizabeth 1885 1974 Pentlarge, Georgiana Ash, Elizabeth Canby, Henry Seidel 1878 1961 Comer, Cornelia A. P. (Cornelia Atwood Pratt) 1865 1929 Comer, Cornelia Atwood Pratt Pratt, Cornelia Atwood Dobie, Charles Caldwell 1881 1943 Doty, Madeleine Z. (Madeleine Zabriskie) 1877 1963 Doty, Madeleine Zabriskie Baldwin, Roger N., Mrs. Baldwin, Mrs. Roger N. Dwight, H. G. (Harrison Griswold) 1875 1959 Dwight, Harrison Griswold Galsworthy, John 1867 1933 Sinjohn, John Gerould, Katharine Fullerton 1879 1944 Gerould, Katherine Fullerton Hathaway, Katharine Butler 1890 1942 Butler, Katharine Humphrey, Zephine 1874 1956 Lerner, Mary 1882 1938 Louriet, F. J. Lucas, E. V. (Edward Verrall) 1868 1938 Lucas, Edward Verrall Lucas, E.V. Lynn, Margaret 1870 1958 Mercer, C. A. Montague, Margaret Prescott 1878 1955 Montague, Margaret Preston Nesbit, E. (Edith) 1858 1924 Nesbit, Edith Bland, Edith Nesbit Sedgwick, Anne Douglas 1873 1935 Sharp, Dallas Lore 1870 1929 Sherwood, Margaret Pollock 1864 1955 Hastings, Elizabeth Starr, Ernest Stone, Amy Wentworth 1876 1938 Taylor, Arthur Russell 1862 1918 Atlantic Narratives: Modern Short Stories Introduction -- The preliminaries / Cornelia A. P. Comer -- Buttercup-night / John Galsworthy -- Hepaticas / Anne Douglas Sedgwick -- Possessing Prudence / Amy Wentworth Stone -- The Glory-Box / Elizabeth Ashe -- The spirit of the herd / Dallas Lore Sharp -- In the Pasha's garden / H. G. Dwight -- Little selves / Mary Lerner -- The failure / Charles Caldwell Dobie -- Business is business / Henry Seidel Canby -- Nothing / Zephine Humphrey -- A moth of peace / Katharine Fullerton Gerould -- In no strange land / Katharine Butler -- Little brother / Madeleine Z. Doty -- What road goeth he? / F. J. Louriet -- The clearer sight / Ernest Starr -- The garden of memories / C. A. Mercer -- The clearest voice / Margaret Sherwood -- The marble child / E. Nesbit -- The one left / E. V. Lucas -- The legacy of Richard Hughes / Margaret Lynn -- Of water and the spirit / Margaret Prescott Montague -- Mr. Squem / Arthur Russell Taylor. Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive) "Atlantic Narratives: Modern Short Stories" edited with an introduction by Charles Swain Thomas is a collection of modern short stories likely compiled in the early 20th century. The book showcases a variety of narratives that reflect the complexities of human experience and explore themes ranging from relationships to moral dilemmas, featuring various characters navigating their own personal conflicts. The opening of the collection begins with "The Preliminaries" by Cornelia A. P. Comer, where we are introduced to Young Oliver Pickersgill, who is in love with Ruth Lannithorne, the daughter of a man imprisoned for embezzlement. Oliver's determination to marry Ruth is challenged by the perceptions and prejudices shaped by her father's past, which leads him to confront both Ruth and her mother's views on marriage and his own suitability as a partner. This opening sets the stage for a deeper exploration of societal expectations and personal values as Oliver navigates the complexities of love intertwined with familial legacies. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/38172/38172-h/images/cover.jpg http://book.klll.cc/files/38172/38172-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 81.6 (6th grade). 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