"The Frontier."
A story of post-war India concerning a weary and lonely owner of a tea plantation, a young nurse, and a fugitive worker. Featuring "Quit India" signs and a quickly changing political and social landscape, the title refers to what the man considers "the birth of another nationalism in a world diseased by nationalism, the creation of yet another frontier." In Pick of To-Day's Short Stories (Second Series, 1950), Argosy (December 1950), Colonel Julian and Other Stories (1951), Seven by Five/The Best of H.E. Bates (1963), H.E. Bates (1975). Reprinted in Abroad - Travel Stories (1957).
Online Full Text at Hathi Trust Digital Library.
ID:
b189
Title:
"The Frontier."
Genre:
Story
Page Count:
22
Word Count:
ca. 6300
Publisher:
Argosy
Year of Publication:
1950
Topic:
Asia
War
Document Type:
Full-text Online
Social Commentary