This is Harris' second collection of stories, and a fine one, too. He was never to better the quality of writing that he achieved here and in Elder Conklin, its predecessor. The story "Montes, the Matador" was first published by Harris in the Fortnightly Review in July 1891. It is a tale of skill in the bullring, love, deceit, jealousy and death. "First Love (A Confession) is on an altogether different scale, though its central idea, the vulnerability of one in love, is the same. Told in the first person, it depicts a young ...
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This is Harris' second collection of stories, and a fine one, too. He was never to better the quality of writing that he achieved here and in Elder Conklin, its predecessor. The story "Montes, the Matador" was first published by Harris in the Fortnightly Review in July 1891. It is a tale of skill in the bullring, love, deceit, jealousy and death. "First Love (A Confession) is on an altogether different scale, though its central idea, the vulnerability of one in love, is the same. Told in the first person, it depicts a young man's early amorous adventures with two sisters. In "Profit and Loss" we have one of Harris' best stories. This time the theme is not love but hypocrisy and the amorality of the universe. "The Interpreter (A Mere Episode) is about morality again, but this time the central character is a man of high principle. He has been an interpreter, making his living taking tourists to galleries, trying to show them the wonder of great art, even though they rarely appreciated it. The final story is "Sonia", which brings together the two themes of love and principle. A novella rather than a short story, its plot is too long to summarise here, but in essence it is about an Englishman who falls in love with an idealistic young Russian woman.
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1913, John Lane, The Bodley Head & Bell and Cockburn
Publisher:
John Lane, The Bodley Head & Bell and Cockburn
Published:
1913
Language:
English
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Very Good. No Jacket. Inscribed By Author An early anthology of stories by Harris (1856-1931), a professional literary rogue, friend to many literary lights including Bernard Shaw, and sometime pornographer. Originally published by Grant Richards in 1900. This is a Very Good copy of a Later Printing that has been SIGNED and INSCRIBED by the author on FFEP and dated 1914. Green cloth binding with gilt lettering on the spine. Interestingly, the spine bears the name of "Moring, " the publisher of the 1906 edition. Clean text; 254 pages. Publisher's sticker on the front paste-down. The endpapers are rather typically tanned, but the inscription is still quite readable. Rubbed at the margins, and the spine darkened but with gilt still bright. No dustwrapper; in an archival plastic protecor. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall.
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Very Good. First edition. Very good Browned. Cover rubbed with light wear. 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.
