Beginning Alone, and Other Stories / Mary Tappan Wright

Beginning Alone,
and Other Stories
by
Mary Tappan Wright

edited by Brian Kunde

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Contents

[Blurb]
Introduction
     About Mary Tappan Wright
     Bibliography of Known Published Writings
     A Note on the Text
A Lad—Dismissed
Divided Allegiances
Three Fires at Redmont
     I. The November Fire
     II. The February Fire
     III. The April Fire
The Gray Fur Rug
His Last
     I. The Sowing
     II. The Reaping
Beginning Alone
     I. Motherless
     II. Thorny Paths
     III. Nellie’s “Sacrifices”
     IV. Miss Ruth
     V. A White Gown
     VI. Lost in the Snow
     VII. A Bitter Search
     VIII. The Triple Bob Major is Rung

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About the Collection.

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     Beginning Alone, and Other Stories is a short story collection by Mary Tappan Wright, published as a chapbook by Fleabonnet Press in June, 2008.
     The pieces in this collection were originally published between 1890 and 1895: “Beginning Alone” in The Youth’s Companion v. 63, no. 36, Sep. 4, 1890, no. 37, Sep. 11, 1890, no. 38, Sep. 18, 1890, no. 39, Sep. 25, 1890, no. 40, Oct, 2, 1890, no. 41, Oct. 9, 1890, no. 42, Oct. 16, 1890, and no. 43, Oct. 23, 1890; “Divided Allegiances” in Christian Union v. 45, no. 6, Feb. 6, 1892, no. 7, Feb. 13, 1892, no. 8, Feb. 20, 1892, and no. 9, Feb. 27, 1892; “A Lad—Dismissed” in The Outlook v. 48, no. 2, Jul. 8, 1893, no. 3, Jul. 15, 1893, no. 4, Jul, 22, 1893, no. 5, Jul. 29, 1893, no. 6, Aug. 5, 1893, and no. 7, Aug. 12, 1893; “The Gray Fur Rug” in The Youth’s Companion no. 3470, Nov. 23, 1893; “His Last” in The Youth’s Companion no. 3498, Jun. 7, 1894, and no. 3499, Jun. 14, 1894; and “Three Fires at Redmont” in The Youth’s Companion no. 3550, Jun. 6, 1895. “His Last” was reprinted in A Boy Lieutenant : true stories of life and adventure on land and sea, ca. 1905; as far as is known, none of the other pieces have ever been hitherto reprinted. This internet edition comprises the entire contents of the chapbook, and reproduces with miniscule editorial intervention the original magazine texts.
     The pieces in this collection by Mary Tappan Wright are in the public domain; all other material is copyrighted by the editor. For these, all rights reserved, including the right to reproduce them or portions thereof in any form. Persons interested in making use of these materials or purchasing the chapbook should contact the editor at: bkunde@stanford.edu.

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Beginning Alone, and Other Stories
by Mary Tappan Wright

1st web edition posted 7/7/2008.
(updated 9/12/2008).