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100 1 _aGilbert, W. S.
_q(William Schwenck),
_d1836-1911
245 1 0 _aVictorian Short Stories: Stories of Courtship
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2005
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2005-03-16
505 0 _aAngela, an Inverted Love Story, by William Schwenk Gilbert -- The Parson's Daughter of Oxney Colne, by Anthony Trollope -- Anthony Garstin's Courtship, by Hubert Crackanthorpe -- A Little Grey Glove, by George Egerton Bright -- The Woman Beater, by Israel Zangwill.
508 _aE-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Mary Meehan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger
520 _a"Victorian Short Stories: Stories of Courtship" by W. S. Gilbert et al. is a collection of romantic tales written in the late 19th century. This anthology explores various aspects of courtship, featuring characters from different walks of life navigating the intricacies of love and social expectations. The stories highlight the trials and tribulations faced by the protagonists as they grapple with their feelings, societal norms, and personal dilemmas. The opening of the collection introduces "Angela: An Inverted Love Story" by William Schwenk Gilbert. It centers around a paralyzed man who spends years observing a young woman named Angela from his window in Venice, developing a romantic connection through inverted reflections in the canal below. Their relationship unfolds through a playful exchange of flowers, symbolizing a budding yet innocent courtship. However, the story takes a poignant turn when the man learns that Angela is engaged to her brother, ultimately revealing that his feelings were reciprocated in a context of sympathy rather than romantic love. This setup not only sets the tone for the romantic theme of the collection but also foreshadows the complexities of love and longing that are present in courtship narratives. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aShort stories
653 _aCourtship -- Fiction
700 1 _aCrackanthorpe, Hubert,
_d1870-1896
700 1 _aEgerton, George,
_d1859-1945
700 1 _aTrollope, Anthony,
_d1815-1882
700 1 _aZangwill, Israel,
_d1864-1926
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15381
999 _c56769
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