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Surly Tim
Frances Hodgson Burnett
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Surly Tim is a short story by author Francis Hodgson Burnett, who is most notable for "A Little Princess" and "The Secret Garden"
Surly Tim is a short story by author Francis Hodgson Burnett, who is most notable for "A Little Princess" and "The Secret Garden"
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It so happened that in passing here one night, and glancing in among the graves and marble monuments as usual, I caught sight of a dark figure sitting upon a little mound under a tree and resting its head upon its hands, and in this sad-looking figure I recognized the muscular outline of my friend Surly Tim.
He did not see me at first, and I was almost inclined to think it best to leave him alone; but as I half turned away he stirred with something like a faint moan, and then lifted his head and saw me standing in the bright, clear moonlight.
"Who's theer?" he said. "Dost ta want owt?"
"It is only Doncaster, Hibblethwaite," I returned, as I sprang over the low stone wall to join him. "What is the matter, old fellow? I thought I hear. . . Read More
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Soppy short stories about the pure love laborers feel for their masters. Creepily classist. Told in dialect. Not worth reading.
I'm only writing a review for "Surly Tim" - 4.5 - I only knew that Frances Hodgson Burnett had written children's stories, but here is a very sad tale more suited for adults. The writing was at times hard to follow because it was written to show the characters uneducated accent, but this suited the