The Wish House (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Rudyard Kipling
- First Published: 1924
- Type of Plot: Fantasy
- Time of Work: The early twentieth century
- Setting: A small village in Sussex, England
- Principal Characters: Mrs. Ashcroft, Mrs. Feetley
- Genres: Short fiction, Domestic realism, Fantasy
- Subjects: Love or romance, Sin or Original sin, Cancer, Pain, Christianity, Revenge, Fantasy, Sacrifice, Paganism
- Locales: Sussex, England
The Story
On a pleasant March Saturday in the Sussex countryside, Mrs. Ashcroft entertains her old friend Mrs. Feetley for afternoon tea. At the outset, talk quickly turns to memories of the past, and the story unfolds entirely through the ensuing dialogue. Mrs. Ashcroft recalls the death of her husband many years earlier. She hints that it had not been the happiest of marriages, and that both sides carried their share of the blame. Her husband had warned her on his deathbed that retribution lay in store: “I can see what's comin’ to you.” However, this ominous note does...
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See Also:
Rudyard Kipling (Cyclopedia of World Authors)Rudyard Kipling (Poetry)Rudyard Kipling (Short Fiction)Rudyard Kipling (Long Fiction)Rudyard Kipling (Censorship)Rudyard Kipling (Dictionary of World Biography)Theory of Short Fiction (Topical Overview--Short Fiction)
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