Short Fiction Matthews, Brander: Four Tales. v1. 20 Nov 2021

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Short stories, from Harper’s and Century magazines.

A love story with an unexpected ending…

John comes to take possession of the family home — where a fire on the hearth has been kept kindled since it was lit by a brand from the burning of a witch 200 years ago…

A young man secretly marries a beautiful and thoroughly selfish woman…

A group of ghosts are inadvertantly invited to attend a society dinner…

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James Brander Matthews (February 21, 1852 – March 31, 1929) was an American writer and educator. He was the first full-time professor of dramatic literature at an American university and played a significant role in establishing theater as a subject worthy of formal study in the academic world. He was a prolific writer of fiction and non-fiction, with over thirty books published.

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