The Story of a Picture
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A young man pauses before a shop window and becomes absorbed in a crayon portrait of a woman holding a letter and a pen. He brings the picture home, convinced that her expression promises a loving reply. As the seasons pass, firelight casts a shadow across her face, and his confidence gives way to doubt. The smallest apparent change in the portrait begins to govern his work, his rest, and his hopes.
Douglass Sherley's short romantic story gives a roomful of objects unusual emotional weight: roses, a carved mantel, a crimson curtain, and a red lamp all surround the face he watches. Its ornate descriptions and personified seasons turn looking at a picture into a study of attachment and uncertainty.
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Book facts
- Author
- Douglass Sherley
- Reading time
- About 10 minutes
- Pages
- 9
- Language
- English
- Genre
- American Classics
- Formats
- PDF, EPUB, Read online