Marjorie Daw" is a short story by Thomas Bailey Aldrich. One of Aldrich's first short stories, and his most famous, it was first published in 1869 (in book form in 1873, in Marjorie Daw and Other People) and remains in print to this day. The story, which is written entirely as a series of letters between two friends, concerns the invention of an imaginary young woman, Marjorie Daw, by one correspondent, intended as a harmless diversion. When the other correspondent becomes madly smitten with the imaginary Ms Daw, the first ...
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Marjorie Daw" is a short story by Thomas Bailey Aldrich. One of Aldrich's first short stories, and his most famous, it was first published in 1869 (in book form in 1873, in Marjorie Daw and Other People) and remains in print to this day. The story, which is written entirely as a series of letters between two friends, concerns the invention of an imaginary young woman, Marjorie Daw, by one correspondent, intended as a harmless diversion. When the other correspondent becomes madly smitten with the imaginary Ms Daw, the first correspondent is forced to confess his ruse. The story ends thus: "For oh, dear Jack, there isn't any piazza, there isn't any hammock - there isn't any Marjorie Daw!"
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Good. No Jacket. Hardcover Fiction Mantle: A thin collection of six stories by Aldrich, part of the "Riverside Literature Series" "Listed as a Requirement for Reading in the Second Half of the Eighth Year" in the New York State Elementary syllabus. In good condition,
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Very Good. First edition. Illustrated by John Cecil Clay. Very good: Shows gold gild on top pg ends, red cloth w/gold stamping, staining/scuffing of panels/spine, bumping of corners-edges-ends, some pgs show light staining, inscription in pen on end pg. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
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Very Good. Pictorial red cloth stamped in gilt, top edge gilt. Illustrated by John Cecil Clay. Spine faded, faint stain on front board, a very good copy lacking the dustwrapper and box.