A Sordid Affair is a 1891 short story by Scottish author Arthur Conan Doyle. - AsNotedIn
"My dear, what a perfectly charming bodice! I mean the Louis Quinze with the vest of white chiffon de soie."
"Ah, but do look at that skirt of old rose silk, brocaded a la Pompadour, and trimmed with duchesse lace!"
"But you know, Alice, my favourite of them all is that satin foulard, the grey one, gouffred at the neck. It is so lovely, I think, and exactly my measurements, for I went in and inquired."
"Then why not have it?"
"My dear! Fifteen guineas! It was dreadful. Now, if it had been ten I might have managed it."Arthur Conan Doyle, A Sordid Affair
| Y/M/D | Association | Description | Place | Locale | Food | Event | |
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| 1891/11/29 | Arthur Conan Doyle | Author | "A Sordid Affair" by Arthur C Doyle is published in The People. | ||||
| 1891/11/29 | The People (British newspaper) | Publisher | "A Sordid Affair" by Arthur C Doyle is published in The People. |
| Particulars for A Sordid Affair (short story): | |||
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| Temperance | Blue Temperance Ribbon | Victorian era pledge to abstain from alcoholic drink | |
| Apparel | Bodice | the close-fitting upper part of a dress, covering the chest and back above the waist | |
| Narrative Arts | Fiction | prose literature, especially short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people | |
| Apparel | Foulard | a thin, soft material of silk or silk and cotton, typically having a printed pattern | |
| Vehicle | Four-wheeled Cab, Clarence or the Growler | A closed, four-wheeled carriage, it was glass-fronted and seated four passengers in relative comfort. | |
| Narrative Arts | Narrative | an account of connected events | |
| Profession | Pawnbroker | a person who lends money at interest on that offers secured loans to people, with items of personal property used as collateral | |
| Attribute | Peaky | British: pale from illness or fatigue sickly. | |
| Human Attribute | petulant | of a person or their manner: childishly sulky or bad-tempered | |
| Narrative Arts | Prose | ordinary written language | |
| Art Type | Short Story | short form narrative fiction | |
| Biology | Swarthy | dark-skinned or olive complexion | |
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| Original Language: | English | ||
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