A Village Singer (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
- First Published: 1889
- Type of Plot: Regional
- Time of Work: The 1880's
- Setting: New England
- Principal Characters: Candace Whitcomb, Alma Way, Wilson Ford, Mrs. Nancy Ford, Reverend Pollard, William Emmons
- Genres: Short fiction
- Subjects: North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Tradition, Nineteenth century, Villages, New England, Jealousy, envy, or resentment, Women’s issues, Singing or singers, Death or dying, Aging, Church or churches, Protestantism or Protestant churches, Choirs or choral music
- Locales: New England
The Story
One Thursday, about eight o’clock in the evening, Candace Whitcomb receives a visit from all the members of the choir in which she has sung for forty years. They bring cake and oranges for what Candace thinks is a surprise party. After they leave, she finds a photograph album addressed to her from her many friends. Inside the album is a letter informing Candace that she has been dismissed from the choir.
Candace is angry at being discarded and at the way in which she was removed. The following spring Sunday is warm, so the little church at which Candace used...
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