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A collection of short fiction ranging from satirical social sketches to exotic fables and intimate character studies. Narratives move between domestic scenes, clubland and travel-inspired episodes, often observing manners, ambitions, and the small ironies of middle-class life. Several pieces deploy light humor and irony to expose pretension and human vanity, while others adopt a more melancholic or reflective tone. A few stories embrace adventure and distant locales, using unusual settings and artifacts to probe desire, greed, and the unexpected consequences of chance. Overall the volume favors concise plotting, vivid incidental detail, and a narrative voice that blends wit with tempered sympathy.

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Title: The Emperor of Elam, and other stories

Author: H. G. Dwight

Release date: July 26, 2023 [eBook #71279]

Language: English

Original publication: United States: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1920

Credits: Emmanuel Ackerman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

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