The Laird's Luck and Other Fireside Tales - Quiller-Couch, Arthur; Quiller-Couch, A. T.
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The Laird's Luck and Other Fireside Tales by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, published in 1901, is a collection of short stories blending adventure, mystery, and the supernatural. Quiller-Couch, known for his mastery of the short story form, presents tales that are rich in atmosphere and narrative intrigue. Set in various locales, including rural England and Scotland, these stories often explore the intersection of fate, luck, and human endeavor. The title story, "The Laird's Luck," is a particularly notable example of Quiller-Couch's ability to weave suspense with psychological depth.

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The Laird's Luck and Other Fireside Tales by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, published in 1901, is a collection of short stories blending adventure, mystery, and the supernatural. Quiller-Couch, known for his mastery of the short story form, presents tales that are rich in atmosphere and narrative intrigue. Set in various locales, including rural England and Scotland, these stories often explore the intersection of fate, luck, and human endeavor. The title story, "The Laird's Luck," is a particularly notable example of Quiller-Couch's ability to weave suspense with psychological depth.
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Arthur Quiller-Couch was born in the town of Bodmin, Cornwall. He was the son of Dr. Thomas Quiller Couch, a renowned physician, folklorist, and historian who married Mary Ford and resided at 63 Fore Street, Bodmin, until his death in 1884. Thomas was the offspring of two historic local families, the Quiller and Couch dynasties. Arthur was the third generation of academics from the Couch family. His grandfather, Jonathan Couch, was a naturalist, physician, historian, classicist, pharmacist, and illustrator (especially of fish). His younger sisters, Florence Mabel and Lilian M., were both writers and folklorists. Quiller-Couch attended Newton Abbot Proprietary College between the late 1870s and the early 1880s. He later attended Clifton College and Trinity College, Oxford, where he earned a First in Classical Moderations (1884) and a Second in Greats (1886). Quiller-Couch briefly taught Classics at Trinity beginning in 1886. After gaining some journalistic experience in London, primarily as a writer to The Speaker (periodical), he settled in Fowey, Cornwall, in 1891.