Tatterdemalion

A 1920 collection of short stories and essays by John Galsworthy, arranged in two parts dealing with wartime and peacetime. The pieces follow various characters, including an elderly Englishwoman living in southern France during World War I who visits wounded soldiers in the hospital.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

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Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic short stories›British, Irish, and Commonwealth›Love, society, and inner life

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Bibliophiles›Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic short stories›British, Irish, and Commonwealth›Love, society, and inner life