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100 1 _aRhys, Ernest,
_d1859-1946
245 1 0 _aTwenty-Three Stories by Twenty and Three Authors
246 1 _a23 Stories by 20 and 3 Authors
246 1 _a23 Stories by Twenty and Three Authors
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2020
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2020-06-08
505 0 _aKerfol / Edith Wharton -- The Chink and the child / Thomas Burke -- The nomad / Robert Hichens -- The crucifixion of the outcast / W.B. Yeats -- The drums of Kairwan / the Marquess Curzon of Kedleston -- A life, a bowl of rice / L. de Bra -- Hodge / Elinor Mordaunt -- Hatteras / A.[E.]W. Mason -- The ransom / Cutcliffe Hyne -- The other twin / Edwin Pugh -- The narrow way / R. Ellis Roberts -- Davy Jones's gift / John Masefield -- The call of the hand / Louis Golding -- The sentimental mortgage / Arthur Lynch -- Captain Sharkey / A. Conan Doyle -- Violence / Algernon Blackwood -- The reward of enterprise / Ward Muir -- Grear's dam / Morley Roberts -- The king of Maleka / H. de Vere Stacpoole -- Alleluia / T.F. Powys -- The monkey's paw / W.W. Jacobs -- The creatures / Walter de la Mare -- The Taipan / W. Somerset Maugham.
508 _aProduced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Twenty-Three Stories by Twenty and Three Authors" by Rhys and Dawson Scott is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. This anthology features contributions from various authors, showcasing a variety of narratives that likely reflect themes of human experience, emotion, and perhaps morality or social commentary given the literary styles typical of the time. At the start of the book, the narrative begins with the story "Kerfol" by Edith Wharton, which introduces the protagonist as he arrives at an imposing and abandoned estate in Brittany, named Kerfol. The character is told it’s a romantic house, and his explorations reveal not just its eerie atmosphere but also the presence of silent dogs wandering the grounds. As he reflects on the history of the place, he becomes increasingly drawn into its haunting past, hinting at deeper, perhaps ghostly connections tied to the estate. The opening ends with an intriguing encounter that raises questions about the supernatural and the intersection of the past with the present. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aEnglish fiction
653 _aShort stories, English
700 1 _aDawson Scott, C. A.
_q(Catharine Amy),
_d1865-1934
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62347
999 _c103171
_d103171