Fatal Cradle
Otherwise, the Heart-Rending Story of Mr. Heavysides
Fiction & Literature, Psychological, Humorous, Classics
| Author: | Wilkie Collins | ISBN: | 1230000298220 |
| Publisher: | Consumer Oriented Ebooks Publisher | Publication: | February 10, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Wilkie Collins |
| ISBN: | 1230000298220 |
| Publisher: | Consumer Oriented Ebooks Publisher |
| Publication: | February 10, 2015 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Humorous tale of two babies born simultaneously on a crowded ship bound for Australia. One is the eighth child of a poor family, the Heavysides, the other the first-born of a well-to-do couple, the Smallchilds. Their identities become confused when they are placed in the same makeshift cradle and the captain, after trying several unsuccessful methods, finally allocates them by weight, giving the heavier baby to the heavier woman. The narrator claims his life has been blighted by the captain's mistaken choice.
Humorous tale of two babies born simultaneously on a crowded ship bound for Australia. One is the eighth child of a poor family, the Heavysides, the other the first-born of a well-to-do couple, the Smallchilds. Their identities become confused when they are placed in the same makeshift cradle and the captain, after trying several unsuccessful methods, finally allocates them by weight, giving the heavier baby to the heavier woman. The narrator claims his life has been blighted by the captain's mistaken choice.
