''A Set of Variations'' is a 1969 short story collection by

Frank O'Connor Frank O'Connor (born Michael Francis O'Donovan; 17 September 1903 – 10 March 1966) was an Irish author and translator. He wrote poetry (original and translations from Irish), dramatic works, memoirs, journalistic columns and features on a ...

. It was compiled shortly after the author's death by his widow, Harriet O'Donovan Sheehy, and includes the following stories: *A Set of Variations on a Borrowed Theme (alternate title: Variations on a Theme) *The American Wife *The Impossible Marriage *The Cheat *The Weeping Children *The Saint *A Minority *An Out-And-Out Free Gift *Anchors *Sue *Music When Soft Voices Die *A Life of Your Own *The Corkerys *A Story By Maupassant *A Great Man *The School For Wives *Androcles and the Army *Public Opinion *The Party *Achilles' Heel *Lost Fatherlands *The Wreath *The Teacher's Mass *The Martyr *Requiem *An Act of Charity *The Mass Island A similar collection was published in the

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in 1969 as Collection Three. The stories included were slightly different, and Collection Three featured one story not included in A Set of Variations ("A Mother's Warning").Frank O’Connor. Collection Three. London: Macmillan, 1969.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Set Of Variations 1969 short story collections Short story collections by Frank O'Connor Works by Frank O'Connor Books published posthumously