Adam and Eve and Pinch Me (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: A. E. Coppard
- First Published: 1921
- Type of Plot: Fantasy
- Time of Work: The early twentieth century
- Setting: England
- Principal Characters: Gilbert Cannister, Mildred, Jaffa Codling, Gabriel
- Genres: Short fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: Children, Love or romance, Ghosts or apparitions, Pregnancy, England or English people, Bible, biblical imagery, or biblical symbolism, Afterlife, Gardens or gardening
- Locales: England
The Story
The narrative begins in mid-sentence in the reverie of Jaffa Codling, who walks in the English countryside and remarks on the beautiful light, which reminds him of a euphonic name. He enters his garden and sees three children playing, then goes into his house. Upstairs he hears his wife Mildred speaking affectionately to a man. When he looks into his room, he sees his wife caressing a man in a rocking chair. The artificial scene troubles Codling. Why is his wife kissing another man? Why does he himself feel so disembodied?
As the maid brings something to the...
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