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An edition of this collection was printed in Great Britain in 2011 by Virago Press.

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“And Now to God the Father” first published in Great Britain in The Bystander, May 1929.

“A Difference in Temperament” first published in Great Britain in The Bystander, June 1929.

“And His Letters Grew Colder” first published in the USA in Hearst’s International Combined with Cosmopolitan, September 1931.

“The Happy Valley” first published in Great Britain in the Illustrated London News, 1932.

“The Doll” from The Editor Regrets, edited by George Joseph, published in Great Britain by Michael Joseph in 1937.

“Frustration,” “Tame Cat,” “Mazie,” “Nothing Hurts for Long,” and “Week-End” from Early Stories, published in Great Britain by Todd in 1955.

“The Limpet” from The Breaking Point, published in the USA by Doubleday and Co. in 1959.

“East Wind” from the Rebecca Notebook, published in the USA by Doubleday and Co. in 1980.

FIRST HARPER PAPERBACK PUBLISHED 2011.

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EPub Edition © DECEMBER 2011 ISBN: 9780062080363

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