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A Difference in Temperament

Daphne du Maurier

First published November 2011
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

"[A] married couple, who in reality love each other, talk at cross purposes. Although they try and communicate they end up not listening and miscommunicate their feelings and then misinterpret the responses." -- <a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="http://danitorres.typepad.com/workinprogress/2011/05/more-early-stories-of-daphne-du-maurier.html">Dani Torres</a>

First published in the Bystander, June 26, 1929.

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
November 2011 Cover The Doll: The Lost Short Stories Harper Collection 57
November 2011 Cover The Doll: The Lost Short Stories William Morrow / HarperCollins Collection |57
March 2012 Cover The Doll: The Lost Short Stories Cemetery Dance Publications Collection 51