"The Little Jeweller."

A bachelor shopkeeper, physically and mentally weakened, is confined to a mental ward. The story depicts him as he reflects on his life and fears his death, and his struggles to regain his health while surrounded by a sister, a lawyer, and doctors. In Life and Letters To-day (April 1940), The Beauty of the Dead and Other Stories (1940), Thirty-One Selected Tales (1947), The Good Corn and Other Stories (1974), Elephant's Nest in a Rhubarb Tree & Other Stories (1989).

ID: 
b137
Title: 
"The Little Jeweller."
Genre: 
Story
Page Count: 
29
Word Count: 
ca. 6850
Publisher: 
Life and Letters To-day
Year of Publication: 
1940
Topic: 
Age
Death