"The Major of Hussars."
A story of an eccentric retired major of nearly sixty and his twenty-five year old wife, set in the Swiss mountains. In The Saturday Book, (November 1947), Pick of To-Day's Short Stories, 1st Series (1949), Colonel Julian and other Stories (1951), Seven by Five/The Best of H.E. Bates (1963), The Best of H.E. Bates (1980), Elephant's Nest in a Rhubarb Tree & Other Stories (1989).
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ID:
b185
Title:
"The Major of Hussars."
Genre:
Story
Page Count:
22
Word Count:
ca. 5900
Publisher:
Saturday Book
Year of Publication:
1947
Topic:
Age
Marriage
Document Type:
First-Person Narratives
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