The Vault at Pfaff's

An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

Dialogue Between a Stethoscopist and an Unborn Child

Henry, James. "Dialogue Between a Stethoscopist and an Unborn Child." The New York Saturday Press, September 15, 1860, 1.
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Type
newspaper
Genre
short fiction
Abstract

A child in the womb engages in a very witty battle with a stethoscope as to why he should remain in the womb rather than come out. Eventually the unborn child relents and enters the world.