The Red Geranium: Together With My Son And The Case Of Mathews

by William Carleton

The Red Together With My Son And The Case Of Mathews is a book written by William Carleton and published in 1915. The book is a collection of two short stories, the first being ""The Red Geranium"" and the second being ""My Son and the Case of Mathews"". ""The Red Geranium"" tells the story of a young girl named Mary who is forced to leave her home and move in with her aunt and uncle. While there, she becomes enamored with a beautiful red geranium in their garden. However, her aunt forbids her from touching it, which leads to a series of events that ultimately reveal a family secret.""My Son and the Case of Mathews"" is a detective story in which a father and son team up to solve a mystery. The son, who is a lawyer, is asked to defend a man named Mathews who is accused of murder. The father, who is a retired police officer, helps his son investigate the case and ultimately uncover the true culprit.Overall, The Red Together With My Son And The Case Of Mathews is a collection of two engaging and entertaining stories that showcase Carleton's talents as a writer.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

422 pages, Paperback

Published January 29, 2010

About the author

William Carleton was an Irish writer and novelist best known for his Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry, a collection of ethnic sketches of the stereotypical Irishman.