The Sentimentality of William Tavener
- The Sentimentality of William Tavener
The Sentimentality of William Tavener is a short story by Willa Cather. It was first published in "Library" in May 1900 [Willa Cather's Collected Short Fiction, University of Nebraska Press; Rev Ed edition, 1 Nov 1970, page 586] .
Plot summary
William and Hester, both from Virginia, now live in McPherson County, Nebraska. One day, Hester manages to talk her husband into letting their children go to the circus after he remembers going to one; they realise they were both there but only found out just now. This leads them to reminisce about their past in Virginia, which they haven't done for years - they were too concerned with budgetting. William then goes to bed and when the children come home she gives them a note and tells them to be careful on their way to the circus.
Characters
*William Tavener
*Hester Perkins, William's wife.
*The Howley boys
*Billy, one of William and Hester's children.
*Ellen Scribner
*Tap, Tom Smith's son, whom William hired to weed the corn so he could go to the circus as a child.
References
External links
* [http://cather.unl.edu/writings/shortfiction/sentimentality.html Full text]
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