All He Knew
A Story
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A witty compass for Victorian nerves and modern tenderness alike, All He Knew travels from parlour to street with a keen eye for manners and mischief. This newly restored edition of a cherished classic offers a concise, accessible doorway into short story fiction that helped shape classic american fiction and humorous domestic fiction. Through deft snapshots of domestic life themes and family moral lessons, Habberton's storytelling pairs social manners critique with warm, human resonance. Readers meet everyday life in gilded age america, where wit and candour illuminate both romance and restra...
A witty compass for Victorian nerves and modern tenderness alike, All He Knew travels from parlour to street with a keen eye for manners and mischief. This newly restored edition of a cherished classic offers a concise, accessible doorway into short story fiction that helped shape classic american fiction and humorous domestic fiction. Through deft snapshots of domestic life themes and family moral lessons, Habberton's storytelling pairs social manners critique with warm, human resonance. Readers meet everyday life in gilded age america, where wit and candour illuminate both romance and restraint, and where satire-of the small social rituals and big ambitions-still lands with contemporary bite. From classroom reading to library collection shelves, the book resonates as a cultural artefact and a prototype for thoughtful, character-driven storytelling. Its significance rests not only in its bright humour but in its ability to reflect the era's tensions with clarity and charm, echoing the currents of edward bellamy fiction and mark twain satire without losing its own gentle voice. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, this edition is restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint, it is a collector's item and a cultural treasure-perfect for casual readers and classic-literature collectors seeking a window into victorian america.
