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050 4 _aPR
100 1 _aDehan, Richard,
_d1863-1932
245 1 4 _aThe cost of wings, and other stories
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2022-10-23
505 0 _aThe cost of wings -- A faded romance -- An Indian baby -- Yvonne -- The delusion of Mrs. Donohoe -- Ponsonby and the pantheress -- A fat girl's love story -- In the fourth dimension -- The gewgaw -- The night of power -- The man who could manage women -- Obsessed -- A vanished hand -- An ordeal by fire -- How the mistress came home -- The motor-burglar -- The lost room -- Father to the man -- The fly and the spider -- For valor! -- Mellicent -- The collapse of the ideal -- The hand that failed -- His silhouette -- A nocturne -- The last expedition.
508 _aDavid E. Brown and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"The Cost of Wings and Other Stories" by Richard Dehan is a collection of short stories likely written in the early 20th century. The book explores various themes centered around human emotions, relationships, and societal roles, with the opening story focused on the complexities of love and ambition as experienced by an aviator named Sheldrick and his wife, Ella. The beginning of the collection introduces Sheldrick, a celebrated aviator who has recently achieved victories in flying competitions, leaving his wife, Ella, to grapple with the pain of her husband’s obsession with danger and risk. As Sheldrick returns from one of his exhilarating adventures, the tension between the couple escalates, revealing Ella's deep anguish over the constant peril Sheldrick faces in his quest for glory. In a pivotal moment, Ella demands that Sheldrick confront the sacrifices their marriage has endured due to his relentless pursuit of flight, leading to a profound decision that alters their dynamic forever. The narrative captivates with its tension and emotional depth, setting the tone for the stories to follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1914
653 _aEnglish fiction -- Irish authors
653 _aShort stories, English -- Irish authors
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/costofwingsother00deha/page/n5/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69202
999 _c109998
_d109998