The Open Window (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Hector Hugh Munro
- First Published: 1914
- Type of Plot: Wit and humor
- Time of Work: The early twentieth century
- Setting: A middle-class country estate in rural England
- Principal Characters: Framton Nuttel, Mrs. Sappleton, Mr. Sappleton, Ronnie, Vera
- Genres: Short fiction
- Subjects: Imagination, Eccentrics or eccentricities, Nerves, Phobias
- Locales: England
The Story
Framton Nuttel, an eccentric hypochondriac, has moved to the country on his doctor's advice to effect a cure for a nervous condition from which he suffers. His sister has lived in the area he visits and has given him letters of introduction to his new neighbors. The story concerns his visit to the home of one of these neighbors, a Mrs. Sappleton.
Mr. Nuttel is first met by Mrs. Sappleton's niece Vera, who entertains him until her aunt is available. Vera, apparently bored with her guest, is graced with an overactive imagination and a sense of mischief. Once she...
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