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A house party : an account of stories told at a gathering of famous American authors / the story tellers being introduced by Paul Leicester Ford.

Format Electronic and Book
Publication Info Boston : Small, Maynard & Company, 1901.
Description1 online resource (418 pages).
Supplemental Content Gale, Women's Studies Archive: Rare Titles from the American Antiquarian Society, 1820-1922
Subject(s)
Other author/creatorFord, Paul Leicester, 1865-1902, writer of introduction.
Other author/creatorBangs, John Kendrick, 1862-1922, author.
Other author/creatorCable, George Washington, 1844-1925, author.
Other author/creatorGrant, Robert, 1852-1940, author.
Other author/creatorHarrison, Burton, Mrs., 1843-1920, author.
Other author/creatorJewett, Sarah Orne, 1849-1909 author.
Other author/creatorRoberts, Charles G. D., Sir, 1860-1943 author.
Other author/creatorRunkle, Bertha, 1879-1958, author.
Other author/creatorStockton, Frank R., 1834-1902 author.
Other author/creatorStuart, Ruth McEnery, 1856-1917, author.
Other author/creatorThanet, Octave, 1850-1934, author.
Other author/creatorWister, Owen, 1860-1938 author.
Series Women's Studies Archive: Rare Titles from the American Antiquarian Society, 1820-1922
Women's Studies Archive: Rare Titles from the American Antiquarian Society, 1820-1922. UNAUTHORIZED
Contents Introduction -- A family tradition -- Artemisia's mirror -- Dawson's dilemma -- A surrender -- Aunt Nancy's annuity -- The messenger -- The green bowl -- The broken story -- Mother -- The fairy godmother's story -- The angel of the Lord -- The red oxen of Bonval.
General noteTwelve stories by: John Kendrick Bangs, George W. Cable, Paul Leiceskr Ford, Robert Grant, Mrs. Burton Harrison, Sarah Orne Jewett, Charles G.D. Roberts, Bertha Runkle, Frank R. Shockton, Ruth McEnery Stuart, Octave Thanet, Owen Wister. The collection was presented in the form of a contest, inviting readers to guess the authorship of each story.
General noteContest rules and entry blank on p. [1]-[3] of preliminary pages. The prize was $1000 and entry deadline Dec. 31, 1901. A second contest offer extending the date to May 31, 902 and offering a $500 prize is tipped in at front.
General noteReproduction of the original from American Antiquarian Society.

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