Growing Younger: A Horatio Hallwool Story of Love and Youth
A wealthy New York man Horatio Hallwool and his young wife Margaret Belford live in luxury near Central Park. After a wandering midlife crisis sparked by jealousy, a magical wish makes Hallwool physically age backward into a boy while his wife grows older, leading to mischief and worry until a dream reveals true happiness with his spouse. The tale ends with them happily united on their silver wedding anniversary, and Hallwool abandoning his bid to grow younger.
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A. Horatio Hallwool
Harold
Central Park
Hallwool & Welshrunk
Europe
America
Mr. Hallwool
Margaret Belford
Miss Belford
Mr. Staple
Loth
Hallwool
Horace
Hin
Marbles
New York
Mrs. Hallwool
Miss Brown and the modern woman in a Detroit gaze
The piece recalls Miss Brown still admired as a modern woman, her intense talk with young Mr. Jones about having a past, followed by a tale of a Canadian dance where mothers lost track of babies as men watched them. It includes later notes on fencing by church figures in France and a caution about flattery.
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Miss Brown
Detroit Free Press
Modern Woman School
Mr. Jones
Fragmented verse and prose fragments from late 19th century writings
A collage of poetic and prose excerpts in archaic diction. The text blends Greek topos with reflections on toil and hope, wandering wills, and social scenes including a vivid street portrayal of dancing and suffering. It weaves authorship hints, including M C H and William Dear Howells, with scattered lines and images.
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