Fishmonger’s Fiddle

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Fishmonger's Fiddle is a 1925 collection of short stories by A.E. Coppard. Coppard was an English writer known for his depictions of rural English life and its inhabitants. His stories often featured a poetic sensibility and presented rustic characters in amusing and dramatic ways. Fishmonger's Fiddle includes what is considered by some to be his best story, "The Higgler". Coppard's talent was recognized early, and this collection followed his successful debut, Adam and Eve and Pinch Me.1

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A.E. Coppard
…collections of stories followed, including Fishmonger’s Fiddle (1925), which contained what is perhaps his best story, “The Higgler.” The charm of his stories lay in his poetic feeling for the countryside and in his amusing and dramatic presentation of rustic characters.
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…collections of stories followed, including Fishmonger’s Fiddle (1925), which contained what is perhaps his best story, “The Higgler.” The charm of his stories lay in his poetic feeling for the countryside and in his amusing and dramatic presentation of rustic characters.
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