Novel 038: Henry Cuyler Bunner, The Midge (1886)
An eccentric New York bachelor adopts an orphaned French-English waif.
Henry Cuyler Bunner (1855-1896) was better known for his stories and plays than his two novels. This, the first, is a brief comedy of situation, delightful except for its odd ending.
“A slight yet charming study of life in the French quarter of New York." Eclectic Magazine, July, 1886
The plot is “gracefully and artistically handled”;“the story is rich in sensitive passages, both humor and pathos being well portrayed.” Advance, October 7, 1886
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