“You look glorious. What’s the special programme you’ve laid out for this morning, Sue?” said Susanna’s husband, coming ... Read more
Domestic Fiction Short Stories
Total Stories: 72
I “You and I have been married nearly seven years,” Margaret Kirby reflected bitterly, “and I suppose we ... Read more
“What are you going to wear to-night in case you can go, Mary Bell?” said Ellen Brewster in ... Read more
Sometimes Ferdie’s jokes were successful; sometimes they were not. This was one of the jokes that didn’t succeed; ... Read more
After the meat course, Mrs. Tolley and Min rather languidly removed the main platters and, by reaching backward, ... Read more
Through the tremulous beauty of the California woods, in the silent April afternoon, came Sammy Peneyre, riding Clown. ... Read more
If only my poor child had a sensible mother,” said Mrs. Tressady, calmly, “I suppose we would get ... Read more
In the sunny morning-room there prevailed an atmosphere of business. Rosemary, at the desk, was rapidly writing notes ... Read more
A capped and aproned maid, with a martyred expression, had twice sounded the dinner-bell in the stately halls ... Read more
A blazing afternoon of mid-July lay warmly over the old Carolan house, and over the dusty, neglected gardens ... Read more
“For mercy’s sakes, here comes Shandon Waters!” said Jane Dinwoodie, of the post-office, leaving her pigeonholes to peer ... Read more
At the head of her own breakfast table,–a breakfast table charmingly littered with dark-blue china and shining glass, ... Read more
