Peter Stubbs, a young man with snow-white hair, is a caretaker at a university town. He was once a strong and brave young man who led the town forces in battles with students. However, he was taken from the building the next morning due to his white-haired appearance. The medical college is a lonely, ramshackle building, and the town has grown...More
A short story is a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the oldest types of literature and has existed in the form of legends, mythic tales, folk tales, fairy tales, fables and anecdotes in various ancient communities across the world. The modern short story developed in the early 19th century.
A short story is a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the oldest types of literature and has existed in the form of legends, mythic tales, folk tales, fairy tales, fables and anecdotes in various ancient communities across the world. The modern short story developed in the early 19th century.
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Peter Stubbs, a young man with snow-white hair, is a caretaker at a university town. He was once a strong and brave young man who led the town forces in battles with students. However, he was taken from the building the next morning due to his white-haired appearance. The medical college is a lonely, ramshackle building, and the town has grown away from it. Dr. Towney decided to have a caretaker live permanently on the premises, and Peter applied for the post. The only room available was a closet-like place connected to the mortuary, where bodies would often be found overnight. Peter scoffed and said he would sleep there as a brightly lighted hotel....
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