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1893 short story by Willa Cather

"The Clemency of the Court"Short story by Willa CatherCountryUnited
StatesLanguageEnglishGenre(s)Short storyPublicationPublished inThe
HesperianPublication typeStudent newspaperPublication date26 October 1893
"The Clemency of the Court" is a short story by Willa Cather. It was first
published on 26 October 1893 in The Hesperian.[1]

Title explanation[edit]
The title refers to Serge's being in prison for the rest of his life rather than
being given the death penalty.

Plot summary[edit]
Serge, a man who was brought up by a Russian woman after his mother died, kills the
babushka's husband after he kills Serge's dog. Serge is then sent to a borstal. The
story ends with the rationale that even though life was tough in Russia, the United
States cares for their children no better.

Characters[edit]
Serge Povolitchsky, a young man whose Russian mother drowned in a pond
Mrs Sholdi Davis, the Russian woman who cares for Serge
Mr Davis, Sholdi's husband
Matushka, Serge's dog
References[edit]

^ Willa Cather's Collected Short Fiction, University of Nebraska Press; Rev Ed

edition, 1 Nov 1970, page 540

External links[edit]
Full Text at the Willa Cather Archive
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