In this collection, mainly a study of women, Mr. Israel Zangwill shows a remarkable power of characterization through the little tragedies and high comedies of life. Merely Mary Ann, The Serio-Comic Governess, and The Big Bow Mystery are the three of the longer tales which have become famous.
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