Project Gutenberg 2005-03-02 Public domain in the USA. 202 Rice, Alice Caldwell Hegan 1870 1942 Hegan, Alice Caldwell Rice, Alice Hegan Miss Mink's Soldier and Other Stories Miss Mink's soldier -- A darling of misfortune -- "Pop" -- Hoodooed -- A matter of friendship -- The wild oats of a spinster -- Cupid goes slumming -- The soul of O Sana San. Produced by Kentuckiana Digital Library, David Garcia, Josephine Paolucci, Joshua Hutchinson and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Miss Mink's Soldier and Other Stories" by Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The stories delve into the lives of quirky characters, particularly focusing on Miss Mink, a small and stubborn woman who grapples with change and unexpected elements in her routines and beliefs, often with humor and pathos. The collection showcases themes of personal growth, societal norms, and the impact of war on everyday lives. At the start of "Miss Mink's Soldier," we meet Miss Libby Mink, a solitary churchgoer who struggles with the minister's request for parishioners to invite soldiers to dinner during wartime. Despite her patriotism, the idea of hosting a soldier fills her with apprehension. Just as she resolves to continue her routine without engaging, a soldier named Alexis Bowinski sits next to her, and through a moment of panic and desperation, she invites him to her home for dinner. What follows is a comedic and awkward exploration of their interactions, showcasing her fears, prejudices, and the unexpected warmth she discovers in the company of Bowinski, revealing much about her character’s growth and her understanding of connection in challenging times. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction Short stories PS Text Contemporary Reviews Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 237504 237513 2024-09-07T04:28:12.109725 2023-09-07T06:30:47.462930 text/html text/html 233628 2020-12-14T05:07:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 164530 2020-12-14T05:07:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 231660 2024-09-07T04:28:17.939648 application/epub+zip 236698 2024-09-07T04:28:13.993710 application/epub+zip 163705 2024-09-07T04:28:12.888679 application/epub+zip 413399 2024-09-07T04:28:20.639671 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 398552 2024-09-07T04:28:17.125641 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 313624 2022-09-07T20:38:14.971326 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 217866 217724 2024-09-07T04:28:11.499814 2023-09-07T06:30:46.931952 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 217710 2020-12-14T05:07:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 87513 2020-12-14T05:07:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 217702 2020-12-14T05:07:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 87476 2020-12-14T05:07:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20734 2024-09-07T04:28:20.769659 application/rdf+xml 16409 2024-09-07T04:28:13.243688 image/jpeg 3815 2024-09-07T04:28:13.064700 image/jpeg 234283 2024-09-07T04:28:12.134685 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia