T. S. Arthur reminds readers that every face in the street hides a history, and these tales try to open a few of them. In stories such as “The Book of Memory,” “The Brilliant and the Commonplace” and “Jenny Lawson,” he exposes the snobbery that despises a watchmaker’s daughter and celebrates patience, sympathy and honest work.
Characteristic mid-century American moral fiction from one of its most prolific practitioners. Download the free EPUB.