Arthur’s collection of domestic stories rests on one idea from his preface: love makes the lights of home and selfishness its shadows. Tales such as The Humbled Pharisee, Romance and Reality, Both to Blame, It’s None of My Business and The Two Husbands examine quarrelling couples, meddling neighbours and parents who learn their lessons late.
Earnest nineteenth-century domestic fiction from the author of Ten Nights in a Bar-Room. Download the free EPUB.