Title: The Lost Phoebe
Title Record # 2187248
Author: Theodore Dreiser
Date: 1916-04-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Author: Theodore Dreiser
Date: 1916-04-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: Borderline ghost story. Although Henry senses Phoebe's presence after her death, it is all subjective and the kind of thing that can be explained psychologically. First published in the Century Magazine, April 1916.
Synopsis: Henry and Phoebe are married 48 years. Phoebe dies. Henry believes he sees her as a shadow every day and enjoys talking to her. One day he quarrels with her and she no longer comes. He sets off looking for her.
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Current Tags: mental instability (1), farm (1), rural (1), widower (1), old age (1), vision (1), United States (1) Add Tags
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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| American Mystery Stories | 1927-00-00 | ed. Carolyn Wells | Oxford University Press, USA |
xi+ 232 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
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| The Bedside Book of Famous American Stories | 1939-00-00 | ed. Angus Burrell, Bennett A. Cerf | Random House |
xviii+ 1347 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
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| 50 Great American Short Stories | 1980-08-00 | ed. Milton Crane | Bantam Books (Bantam Literature) | 0-553-14528-2 | $2.95?$: US dollar |
x+ 502 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | ||
| The Treasury of American Short Stories | 1981-00-00 | ed. Nancy Sullivan | Doubleday | 0-385-17139-0 |
xx+ 748 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
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| The Treasury of American Short Stories | 1990-00-00 | ed. Nancy Sullivan | Dorset Press | 0-88029-512-0 |
xx+ 748 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
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| The American Short Story: A Treasury of the Memorable and Familiar by the Great American Writers from Washington Irving to Saul Bellow | 1994-00-00 | ed. Thomas K. Parkes | State Street Press | 0-681-64687-X |
xvii+ 1003 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
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| The American Short Story: A Treasury of the Memorable and Familiar by the Great American Writers from Washington Irving to Saul Bellow | 1994-00-00 | ed. Thomas K. Parkes | Galahad Books | 0-88365-873-9 |
xvii+ 1003 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Winslow Homer | ||
| Great American Short Stories | 2002-07-23 | ed. Paul Negri | Dover Publications | 0-486-42119-8 | $3.50?$: US dollar |
vi+ 248 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
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