Two Gallants (short story) weary of the eyes of strangers and her master’s hands, suggesting molestation and exploitation put on display. The moon slowly being covered by rain clouds can also be read as the romantic ideal disappearing. It is replaced at the end with material gain. Corley holds up the coin like a knight who has found the grail, and the contrast to reality emphasizes the degeneration of morals. Two Gallants (short story) "Two Gallants" is a short story by James Joyce published in his 1914 collection "Dubliners." It tells the story of two Irishmen who are frustrated with their lack of achievement
The Man Who Sold the Moon (short story collection) The Man Who Sold the Moon (short story collection) The Man Who Sold the Moon is the title of a 1950 collection of science fiction short stories by American writer Robert A. Heinlein. The stories, part of Heinlein's Future History series, appear in the first edition as follows: Early paperback printings omitted "Life-Line" and "Blowups Happen", as well as Campbell's introduction. Boucher and McComas praised the 1950 edition as Heinlein "at his superlative best". In his "Books" column for "F&SF", Damon Knight selected "The Man Who Sold the Moon" as one of the 10 best science fiction books of the