A Young Man in a Hurry explained

A Young Man in a Hurry is a collection of short stories by American writer Robert W. Chambers. A collection of light romantic tales in which Chambers' love of fishing and hunting and natural scenery prevails. The stories are set in America. The title story is a comedy of coincidence which has an atmospheric setting of nocturnal snow in New York.

Table of contents

• "A Young Man in a Hurry"
• "A Pilgrim"
• "The Shining Band"
• "One Man in a Million"
• "The Fire-Warden"
• "The Market-Hunter"
• "The Path-Master"
• "In Nauvoo"
• "Marlett's Shoes"
• "Pasque Florida"

Publication

The collection was originally published by Harper & Brothers, New York City, in 1904. It was published in Britain by Archibald Constable & Co Ltd, London in 1905.