A Failure single work   short story   children's  
Issue Details: First known date: 1918... 1918 A Failure
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At a park, a little girl named Sheelah approaches a very glum-looking man. The man is despairing because he feels he is a failure. Sheelah talks to him about faith, hope, and souls. They say a Hail Mary. The man finds his mood is much improved.

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    y separately published work icon A Failure and Other Stories Miriam Agatha , Melbourne : Australian Catholic Truth Society , 1918 Z1227420 1918 selected work children's fiction children's

    A collection of short stories specifically marketed and reviewed as Catholic stories for Catholic youth.

    Melbourne : Australian Catholic Truth Society , 1918
    pg. 2-7
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