Library Record

Metadata

Item ID#

A2012.125.011

Title

Short stories by Thomas Murtha

Object Name

Book

Author

Murtha, Thomas

Additional Authors

Edited and with an introduction by William Murtha

Publisher

University of Ottawa Press

Published Date

1980

Description

A series of short stories - some published before; others unpublished until this book. The introduction outlines Thomas Murtha's life and his dealings with other authors and with editors as he attempted to get his work published. He also details his growing frustration about his inability to get more of his work published.
Table of contents:
- Susie and Perce
- The little Jew card player
- Story from a millyard
- Smart work
- A friend of the family
- Crossed with glory
- Man's mate
- A present for the woman
- Sharp awakening
- The last evening
- The reward
- The duck hunt
- Barber shop monarch
- On the detour
- A problem in honour
- The riddle
- She was their sister
- Fifteen cent keyhole
- November
- Edna
- The amateurs
- Iola writes
- Unrest
- The descendants

Physical Description

279 pages : 23.5 x 15.5 cm (white softcover)

ISBN

2-7306-4341-3

Places

Wiarton

People

Murtha, Thomas J.
Murtha, William