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Charles Caldwell Dobie was a writer and historian in San Francisco who wrote predominantly about his hometown. His novel, The Blood Red Dawn, was adapted into the movie The Inner Chamber in 1921, and his stories were published in various magazines and included in anthologies. He also received honors for his work. He passed away in 1943.
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Listing 3 stories.
An older man goes off on a quest through the desert to find a fortune despite there seeming to be no hope.
A thief and con artist from the city attempts to trick a farmer's wife out of her money.
A young man tells the story of his first love after smelling a perfume that reminds him of the woman from his childhood.