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- Waken, Lords and Ladies Gay: Selected Stories of Desmond Pacey
- Book
- 2014
- Published by: University of Ottawa Press
- Series: Canadian Short Story Library
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From the Canadian Short Story Library, twelve stories from Desmond Pacey, a major figure in Canadian Literature and criticism. The twelve stories are typical of Pacey's story-telling technique and what emerges from them is a distinctive, even powerful optimism, charity, tolerance and deep understanding of human nature. The sombre side of life is honestly portrayed and juxtaposed against the importance of love as a unifying force. These stories, presented in a simple straightforward manner, reveal man as he is: fragile, vulnerable, capable of crude, selfish and irrational behaviour, subject to defeat and despair; but also, heroic, enlightened, capable of strength, wisdom, hope and joy.
Table of Contents
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- Title and Copyright Page
- pp. 2-5
- Table of Contents
- pp. 6-7
- Introduction
- pp. 9-16
- Waken, Lords and Ladies Gay
- pp. 17-28
- The Picnic
- pp. 29-36
- That Day in the Bush
- pp. 45-50
- When She Comes Over
- pp. 51-56
- On The Roman Road
- pp. 57-64
- The Mirror
- pp. 75-80
- The Trespasser
- pp. 81-86
- Aunt Polly
- pp. 87-94
- The Ghost of Reddleman Lane
- pp. 95-100
- The Lost Girl
- pp. 101-108
- Bibliography
- pp. 109-118
Additional Information
ISBN
9780776608921
Related ISBN(s)
9780776608938, 9780776608945, 9780776643342
MARC Record
OCLC
966791270
Pages
117
Launched on MUSE
2017-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
1974