# Short Fiction — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Short Fiction by Hjalmar Söderberg.

- [Short Fiction](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_29_se/chapters/short-fiction.md): A collection of short stories exploring themes of love, loss, social class, and the passage of time, featuring characters such as Frederick, Magda, Bloom, and Dr. Henck.
- [The Chimney-Sweeper's Wife](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_29_se/chapters/the-chimney-sweeper-s-wife.md): A grim story told from childhood memory about the household of Sweeper Wetzmann. His second wife, harsh and prideful, opposes the growing affection between her stepson Frederick (a convalescing student) and Magda, a char
- [Bloom](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_29_se/chapters/bloom.md): On a brilliant August morning, Bloom is released from Långholm prison after serving nine months for stealing a jacket. He observes the other released prisoners, then feeds ducks on the bridge, reflecting on his past and 
- [The Fur Coat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_29_se/chapters/the-fur-coat.md): On a cold Christmas Eve, Dr. Henck, a poor and ailing doctor, visits his friend Judge Richardt to borrow money. After slipping and tearing his coat, he borrows Richardt's fur coat. Wearing it, he feels a renewed sense of
- [The Blue Anchor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_29_se/chapters/the-blue-anchor.md): The chapter describes a funeral and the subsequent gathering at the Blue Anchor inn, reflecting on themes of mortality, social class, and the passage of time.

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- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_29_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_29_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_29_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_29_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_29_se/chapters/v.md)
- [The Kiss](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_29_se/chapters/the-kiss.md)
- [The Dream of Eternity](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_29_se/chapters/the-dream-of-eternity.md)
- [The Drizzle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_29_se/chapters/the-drizzle.md)
- [The Drawing in India Ink](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_29_se/chapters/the-drawing-in-india-ink.md)
- [The Wages of Sin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_29_se/chapters/the-wages-of-sin.md)
- [Communion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_29_se/chapters/communion.md)
- [The Clown](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_29_se/chapters/the-clown.md)
- [Signy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_29_se/chapters/signy.md)
- [A Masterless Dog](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_29_se/chapters/a-masterless-dog.md)
- [Vox Populi](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_29_se/chapters/vox-populi.md)
- [Margot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_29_se/chapters/margot.md)
- [The Burning City](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_29_se/chapters/the-burning-city.md)
- [Archimedes' Point](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_29_se/chapters/archimedes-point.md)
- [The Parson’s Cows](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_29_se/chapters/the-parson-s-cows.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_29_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_29_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_29_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_29_se/chapters/iv.md)

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