1919. American novelist Hergesheimer has been called a naturalist writing of the romantic past. He is also the author of short stories, essays, biographies, and the autobiography, From an Old House. This volume contains the following stories: Lonely Valleys; The Egyptian Chariot; The Flower of Spain; Tol'able David; Bread; Rosemary Roselle; and The Thrush in the Hedge. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.