Many Are Disappointed (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: V. S. Pritchett
- First Published: 1937
- Type of Plot: Naturalistic
- Time of Work: 1935
- Setting: The south of England
- Principal Characters: Sid Blake, Harry Newton, Ted, Bert Richards, The woman at the tavern, Her small daughter
- Genres: Short fiction, Naturalistic literature
- Subjects: Mothers, Parents and children, Women, Sick persons, Loneliness, Men, Bicycles or bicycling
- Locales: England
The Story
Four men are cycling up a deserted road in the country, battling a wind from the hidden sea. The youngest, Bert Richards, is dreaming of a mythical, affectionate girl he will meet at the pub that finally comes into view. It is a small, red-brick house with outbuildings and a single chimney giving out smoke. The four men are delighted at the prospect of getting a beer after ten miles of mostly uphill pedaling. They look at the four windows with their four curtains and the varnished door. When Ted, who has walked the last thirty yards, catches up, they read the black...
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