Vignettes: A Miniature Journal of Whim and Sentiment

by Hubert Crackanthorpe

Excerpt from Vignettes: A Miniature Journal of Whim and Sentiment

The lizards scurried from cranny to cranny across the crumbling wall. Below, in the Cloister, a cat was curled by a black stack of brush wood. The little place stood empty, and stillness seemed to have fallen over all things.

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93 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1896

About the author

Hubert Montague Crackanthorpe (d. 1896) was a Victorian British writer who created works mainly in the genres of the essay, short story, and novella. He also wrote limited amounts of literary criticism. After dying early and under mysterious circumstances, his name is now little known and has all but vanished from conventional literary biographies of the period. Crackanthorpe is usually associated with the literary movement of naturalism. His literary legacy consists largely of three volumes of short stories he managed to publish during his lifetime; contemporary opinions of his talent as a writer varied widely, though one of his works was published with an appreciation by none other than Henry James.

Reviews

[Nicholas Foster · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hubert Crackanthorpe's one perfect book. English prose poems at their very best.