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The old man at the railroad crossing : and other tales.

Author/creator Maxwell, William, 1908-2000
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoNew York : Knopf, 1968 [1966]
Description175 pages ; 22 cm
Subject(s)
Contents The man who had no enemies -- The blue finch of Arabia -- The girl with a willing heart and a cold mind -- The poor orphan girl -- The country where nobody ever grew old and died -- The woman who lived beside a running stream -- The marble watch -- The half-crazy woman -- The two women friends -- The fisherman who had no one to go out in his boat with him -- The carpenter -- The man who lost his father -- The industrious tailor -- The woman with a talent for talking -- The man who took his family to the seashore -- The shepherd's wife -- The man who loved to eat -- The epistolarian -- The problem child -- The printing office -- The lamplighter -- The old man who was afraid of falling -- The man who had never been sick a day in his life -- The woman who never drew breath except to complain -- The old man at the railroad crossing.
Local noteJoyner Wright Coll. copy includes dust jacket. Stuart Wright Book Collection #139A.14. See also related manuscript material in the Stuart Wright Collection, #1169, in Joyner Library Special Collections.
Acquisitions source Joyner Wright Coll. copy purchased from Stuart Wright, 2011
LCCN 66010756

Available Items

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Joyner General Stacks PS3525.A9464 O4 ✔ Available Place Hold
Joyner Stuart Wright Collection PS3525.A9464 O4 ✔ Available Request Material