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High-Water Mark

Bret Harte

First published 1971
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

"Tells the story of a woman at home with her sick baby desperately waiting through a flood for her husband to return. The anxiety and stress is built in the story as the woman feels increasingly isolated and afraid with the growing water levels." (Scott Harris)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
1971 Some Things Fierce and Fatal Harper & Row Anthology 82
1972 Cover Some Things Fierce and Fatal The Bodley Head Anthology
1976 Cover Some Things Fierce and Fatal Coronet Anthology 81
1982 Cover Some Things Fierce and Fatal Avon Flare Anthology 66