A country doctor named Kennedy tells the story of Yanko Goorall, a peasant from the Carpathians who was bound for America when his emigrant ship sank off the English coast. Washed ashore, unable to speak English, he is taken for a madman or a tramp, and only the quiet servant girl Amy Foster shows him kindness.
A short, haunting study of exile and isolation by a writer who knew both. Download the free EPUB.