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Old Mortality

novella by Porter
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"Old Mortality" is one of three novellas in Katherine Anne Porter's 1939 collection, Pale Horse, Pale Rider. Porter was an American novelist and short-story writer known for her stylistic mastery and complex character development. "Old Mortality," along with "Noon Wine" and the title story "Pale Horse, Pale Rider," features Miranda, a semiautobiographical character who is spirited and independent. These stories are regarded as some of Porter's finest work due to their stylistic grace and exploration of life's ambiguities.12

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