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Jane Barlow gathers seven stories of rural Irish life, following people whose hopes and disappointments unfold within small communities. The opening story centers on an elderly widow who has depended on her neighbors for company and finds her world diminished when the adjoining cottages stand empty.
The collection moves through departures, returns, practical worries and the consequences of everyday decisions. Its contents include A Lost Recruit, After Seven Years, A Case of Conscience, A Provident Person, A Very Light Railway and Rosanne. The complete 1896 edition preserves Bertha Newcombe’s illustrations, Barlow’s note on earlier magazine appearances and every story in its original order.