Project Gutenberg 2019-12-25 Public domain in the USA. 184 Coppard, A. E. (Alfred Edgar) 1878 1957 Coppard, Alfred Edgar The Black Dog, and Other Stories The Black Dog -- Alas, poor Bollington! -- The ballet girl -- Simple Simon -- The tiger -- Mordecai and Cocking -- The man from Kilsheelan -- Tribute -- The handsome lady -- The fancy dress ball -- The cat, the dog, and the bad old dame -- The wife of Ted Wickham -- Tanil -- The devil in the churchyard -- Huxley Rustem -- Big game -- The poor man -- Luxury. ellinora, Les Galloway, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "The Black Dog, and Other Stories" by A. E. Coppard is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The book features various tales that delve into the complexities of human relationships and often intertwine elements of charm, simplicity, and poignancy. The narratives are likely to explore various characters and settings, revealing insights into love, longing, and the passage of time. At the start of the narrative titled "The Black Dog," we are introduced to Honourable Gerald Loughlin, who is at a remote train station reflecting on his fleeting holiday and a charming woman he recently met, Orianda Crabbe. As Loughlin contemplates his immediate return to the city, he is overwhelmed by an impulse to seek out Orianda again. The story unfolds through his thoughtful musings and an unexpected encounter with Orianda, who reveals her complicated family history and feelings towards her father, an innkeeper named Nathaniel Crabbe, and the tumult that defines her life. The rich, atmospheric descriptions and the emotions tied to their interaction create an intriguing setup for the unfolding tales of human connection and personal discovery. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Short stories, English England -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction PR Text Category: Short Stories Category: British Literature 482886 2025-07-24T08:55:54.630867 text/html 461976 2024-10-17T15:30:11 text/html 352019 2025-07-24T08:56:01.357833 application/epub+zip 350343 2025-07-24T08:55:55.834815 application/epub+zip 282629 2025-07-24T08:55:55.307839 application/epub+zip 465900 2025-07-24T08:56:05.653800 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 437868 2025-07-24T08:56:00.838856 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 370489 2022-09-27T15:01:25.543903 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 446051 2025-07-24T08:55:53.694876 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 426124 2024-10-17T15:30:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16872 2025-07-24T08:56:05.796784 application/rdf+xml 24681 2025-07-24T08:55:55.417838 image/jpeg 2293 2025-07-24T08:55:55.362826 image/jpeg 313561 2025-07-24T08:55:54.678847 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