Cinderella, And Other Stories

by Richard Harding Davis

Collection of Davis's short stories, originally published in 1899. Included are: "Cinderella," "Miss Delamar's Understudy," "The Editor's Story," "An Assisted Emigrant," and "The Reporter Who Made Himself King."

Genres: Short Stories, Fiction, Classics

360 pages, ebook

First published January 1, 1896

About the author

Richard Harding Davis (1864–1916) was a journalist and writer of fiction and drama, known foremost as the first American war correspondent to cover the Spanish-American War, the Second Boer War, and the First World War. His writing greatly assisted the political career of Theodore Roosevelt and he also played a major role in the evolution of the American magazine. His influence extended to the world of fashion and he is credited with making the clean-shaven look popular among men at the turn of the 20th century.

Reviews

[Mimi · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book turned out to be different to what I expected. I admit I seen the title Cinderella and thought it would be a variation of the story and other fairy tales. It turned out to be a collection of stories that were not like that at all.

This book contains five stories overall and differ in theme.

• Cinderella- This was a story about two men who after seeing a chambermaid dance at workers ball in the Hotel Salisbury want to help her. They feel she could be a great dancer and go about trying to make that happen. Overall I felt this story dragged in places and the ending was what let it down. I didn't want it to end in the way it did and was left feeling disappointed. I couldn't pick one of the characters that I liked because none of them stood out. 3/5

•Miss Delamar's Understudy- I found this a very strange story that I just couldn't get into. It was about a lawyer who after receiving a picture imagines what it is like to be married. I struggled with this one and wanted to finish it quickly. 1/5

•The Editor's Story- It weren't bad but there didn't seem to be much of a story. It was just about an editor going to see a man about a poem he was trying to pass of as his own. It felt as though it was building up to a good ending but it didn't. The ending just seemed obvious. 1/5

•An Assisted Emigrant- I couldn't get into this story and struggled to follow it. It just didn't interest me. 1/5

•The Reporter who made himself King- Out of all the stories I thought this had the best plot to it. It was funny and interesting. Albert Gordon, a reporter takes a job as the secretary to the American consul in the island of Opeki. But upon arriving there he gets more than he expects. Overall it was the characters that I liked most in this story. Gordon was good and it was funny how he turned into someone calling himself king. The island of Opeki sounded very interesting as well and I kept wondering what it was like. The story was a bit slow in places but not bad 4/5.

Overall this wasn't a bad collection of stories and I would recommend them to people who like short stories.

[Hemavathy DM Suppiah-Devi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Had to force myself to finish it. While I'm generally fond of older books, this one is one did not hit the mark.

[Atlantis · Rating 2 out of 5]

The title is misleading. It is just not really a page-turner despite it being a collection of short stories.

[Nayya Khairunnisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

just an ok for me

[Sadika Saleh · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn’t expect this book to be what it turned out to be, but this collection of short stories was a bit boring at times and interesting at other times. The best one of them was the last one by far. I recommend it highly as it was entertaining and funny. If you find the other ones boring don’t skip the last one.

[Grace · Rating 2 out of 5]

I gave this format a go and some of the stories were mildly interesting, but the last one has to be the most provoking not because it was good, because of the sheer absurdity of it. If you are going through all the free books in this app, you can skip this one, unless you really wanna read it.

[Tia Raina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Amusing, trifling little tales with a twist of old New York. Not as amusing as, perhaps, a Woody Allen, but good enough for a lunchtime read.

[Yibbie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very fun short stories.

[Jason Lutgen · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was a great book, for my level of reading skills

I loved this book, because it was perfect for my reading level and I love these kinds of books. I think you will love it to.