| Author: | F. Hopkinson Smith | ISBN: | 1230000208989 |
| Publisher: | Classic Fiction | Publication: | January 12, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | F. Hopkinson Smith |
| ISBN: | 1230000208989 |
| Publisher: | Classic Fiction |
| Publication: | January 12, 2014 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
The introduction tells us of the title: "This collection of stories has been labelled "The Veiled Lady" as being the easiest way out of a dilemma; and yet the title may be misleading. While, beyond doubt, there is between these covers a most charming and lovable Houri, to whom the nightingales sing lullabies, there can also be found a surpassingly beautiful Venetian whose love affairs upset a Quarter, a common-sense, motherly nurse whose heart warmed toward her companion in the adjoining berth, a plucky New England girl with the courage of her convictions, and a prim spinster whose only consolation was the boarder who sat opposite." Hence, we have a collection of short stories about people and their relationships, all of whom might be called 'veiled.'
The introduction tells us of the title: "This collection of stories has been labelled "The Veiled Lady" as being the easiest way out of a dilemma; and yet the title may be misleading. While, beyond doubt, there is between these covers a most charming and lovable Houri, to whom the nightingales sing lullabies, there can also be found a surpassingly beautiful Venetian whose love affairs upset a Quarter, a common-sense, motherly nurse whose heart warmed toward her companion in the adjoining berth, a plucky New England girl with the courage of her convictions, and a prim spinster whose only consolation was the boarder who sat opposite." Hence, we have a collection of short stories about people and their relationships, all of whom might be called 'veiled.'
