The Japanese Quince Summary
John Galsworthy

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Since its first publication in 1910 in the collection A Motley, John Galsworthy's "The Japanese Quince" has been popular with readers for 1ts richly suggestive, yet subdued, narrative. The story recounts an episode from the life of Mr. Nilson, who is momentarily diverted by the sights, sounds, and smells of an early spring morning. Seized by the beauty of the natural world, Mr. Nilson is briefly lifted out of his highly regimented, well-ordered life...

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