The Stone of Chastityby Margery Sharp | |
| Category: |
"Fiction - Humorous Novels" |
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| Pages: | 180 |
| Year of Publication: | 1940 |
| Date Added: | 02/25/2021 |
| Date Read: | 09/27/2022 |
| Notes: | Armed Services Edition Professor Pounce, researcher of folklore, hears a story about a stone of chastity, located in a creek near the small village of Gillenham. Legend has it that no woman who has fallen before marriage or cheated in marriage can step on the stone without falling into the water. The story is told mostly from the point of view of Nicholas, the professor's nephew, who has been dragged along to help. The professor's plan is to have all the women in the village step on the stone. Opposition rises from the very proper Mrs. Pye, but the rest of the women in town are happy to take the test and cross the creek without mishap. The only ones who fall are Carmen, brought along by the professor because of her known past, as a test case, and Nicholas's own mother, who confesses that she and Nicolas's father were never properly married. Nobody really believes the stone works, but the women of the town who passed the test are happy to pretend it's true. |
| My Rating: | 6 |
Reviewed by Roger on 2022-09-27 14:47:47
