Curated Short Stories and More from the 1880s—1930s.

VOL.

PUBLISHED WEEKLY

Works by T. Combe

Published January, 1888
When the three Verdan sisters reluctantly decide to sell their ancestral farm in the Jura mountains, their eccentric hired man, Abdias Muller, determines that such a tragedy simply cannot be allowed. To save the roof over his head, he concocts a desperate, strictly logical scheme: he must immediately marry one of his mistresses. But which sister will accept the proposal of a man who argues about English plows and black cows? A delightful tale of rural obstinacy and the most practical of romances.

Flappers & Fiction

A curated archive of short stories and writings from 1880s to the 1930s. We preserve and organize public-domain literature by theme and genre, offering readers a clear window into the ideas, lives, and imaginations of the past.

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