A Young Man in a Hurry

A Young Man in a Hurry ^[1] is a collection of short stories by American writer Robert W. Chambers. ^[2] A collection of light romantic tales in which Chambers' love of fishing and hunting and natural scenery prevails. The stories are set in America. The title story is a comedy of coincidence which has an atmospheric setting of nocturnal snow in New York.

Table of contents

Source: ^[2]

• "A Young Man in a Hurry"
• "A Pilgrim"
• "The Shining Band"
• "One Man in a Million"
• "The Fire-Warden"
• "The Market-Hunter"
• "The Path-Master"
• "In Nauvoo"
• "Marlett's Shoes"
• "Pasque Florida"

Publication

The collection was originally published by Harper & Brothers, New York City, in 1904. It was published in Britain by Archibald Constable & Co Ltd, London in 1905. ^[2]

References

1. "The Project Gutenberg eBook of A Young Man in a Hurry by Robert W. Chambers". www.mirrorservice.org. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
2. Smith, Geoffrey D. (1997). American Fiction, 1901-1925: A Bibliography. Cambridge University Press. p. 122. ISBN   0-521-43469-6.