Atlantic Narratives

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Excerpt from Atlantic Narratives: Modern Short StoriesWhile unity of impression is the sovereign demand in the modern short story, the ways in which this impression may be secured possess interesting variety. One Of the most important Of these ways is evident in the pervading or directing in¿uence Of some strongly dominant charac ter. Events move in accordance with the will Of some one person or, it may be some group of persons with closely related powers and aims.An interesting example of single character domination is seen in Miss Sherwood's story, The Clearest Voice. Alice, the wife, has been dead five years, yet it is her personality that still pervades and governs the home. Her spirit of kindly interest, her instinct for the aesthetic, her house hold control all these have persisted through the long months that have intervened since her death. But it is when the husband is faced by the temptation to accept an inheritance which legally, though not justly, belongs to him - it is then that the in¿uence Of the wife's assertive character silently and determinedly dictates the correct decision. The husband's pressing financial difficulties, the urgings Of the relatives, the unquestioned legality of the bequest these are all finally swept aside by the subtle workings of a quietly persisting ethical force.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.