Realism single work   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 1930... 1930 Realism
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Charles Hawkins aspires to Shakespearian acting, but the theatre company he worked for has collapsed and he and his wife, Maida, are living in poverty. Maida wants to accept an offer from her family to work on their station, but Charles is clinging to his daydreams. Then something happens that brings him back to reality.

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