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100	1		_aHay, John, _d1838-1905
245	1	0	_aNot Pretty, but Precious; And Other Short Stories
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2004
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2004-03-01
505	0		_aNot pretty, but precious / Margret Field -- The victims of dreams / Margaret Hosmer -- The cold hand / Clara F. Guernsey -- The blood seedling / John Hay -- The marquis / Chauncey Hickox -- Under false colors / Lucy Hamilton Hooper -- The hungry heart / J.W. De Forrest -- "How Mother did it" / J.R. Hadermann -- The red fox / Clara F. Guernsey -- Louie / Harriet Prescott Spofford -- Old Sadler'S resurrection / R.D. Minor.
508			_aProduced by Distributed Proofreaders
520			_a"Not Pretty, but Precious; And Other Short Stories" by John Hay et al. is a collection of short stories likely written in the late 19th century. The narrative opens with a complex exploration of an unconventional marriage between Mr. Norval and his wife, Percy, who are wed more out of circumstance than love, revealing their personalities and backgrounds as they navigate their unexpected union. The beginning of the story introduces us to Mr. Norval, who lies incapacitated due to an accident, prompting urgent marriage to Percy, a plain yet resolute schoolteacher, to circumvent social pressures from his past misdeeds. As Percy articulates her thoughts in a long letter to Norval, we learn of her sacrifices, desires, and the complexities of her emotions from an unfulfilled past. The dynamic between Mr. Norval’s social status and Percy’s humble beginnings sets the scene for their evolving relationship, as both grapple with their circumstances while tentatively striving for companionship against the backdrop of societal expectations and personal heartaches. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_nOriginal publication data not identified
653			_aShort stories, American
700	1		_aDe Forest, John William, _d1826-1906
700	1		_aField, Margret
700	1		_aGuernsey, Clara F. _q(Clara Florida), _d1836-1893
700	1		_aHadermann, J. R.
700	1		_aHickox, Chauncey
700	1		_aHooper, Lucy Hamilton, _d1835-1893
700	1		_aHosmer, Margaret, _d1830-1897
700	1		_aMinor, R. D.
700	1		_aSpofford, Harriet Elizabeth Prescott, _d1835-1921
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11392
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