A collection of ninety-one short stories from a New Zealander who spent most of her life in Europe, writing stories and continually seeking higher standards in her writing Her first book was published in 1911 and, until her early death in 1923 at the age of thirty-four, she wrote continuously, although from 1917 she was also searching for a cure for tuberculosis Her reputation as a writer stems from the undramatic, sensitive and lyrical quality of her stories