Category: Short Stories
PAGE I. A QUEER QUEST 1 II. THE SAWDUST MAN’S CURSE 11 III. LORD LUNDY’S SNUFF-BOX 23 IV. “ONE WAS RENT AND LEFT TO DIE” 32 V. THE GRIGSBY LIVING 41 VI. RES EST SACRA MISER 51 VII. MR. GREY 60 VIII. THE PRODIGAL’S RETURN 69 IX. A PHILANTHROPIC “MASHER” 78 X. A DISHONOURED BILL...
If the prayers of a righteous man avail much, then should Sir Lionel Bodkin have been one of the most blessed of mortals; for the revivified minister prayed night and day for hi...
7. Part 7The manager was an enthusiast in his way, and threw his whole heart and soul into playing the leading characters in the amateur comedies, melodramas, and romantic plays which he...
2. Part 2“Harkye, Tom. I have said my say. You know the position which I hold as the patron of religious and philanthropic societies. You are aware of the repute which I bear. With your...
5. Part 5One of Carter’s Men of Genius lived with him and on him for a period of more than six months. It was amusing always to hear his enthusiasm over this big, blotchy-faced loafer. H...
8. Part 8For the successful illustration of burlesque, one of the most essential elements is a chorus of shapely young women, who have no objection to as liberal a display of their perso...
4. Part 4Useless, alas! now were the regrets and repentances of his reverend father. Vain were the efforts of the private detectives whom he engaged. The advertisements that he caused to...
1. Part 1PAGE I. A QUEER QUEST 1 II. THE SAWDUST MAN’S CURSE 11 III. LORD LUNDY’S SNUFF-BOX 23 IV. “ONE WAS RENT AND LEFT TO DIE” 32 V. THE GRIGSBY LIVING 41 VI. RES EST SACRA MISER 51 V...
6. Part 6A RECENT case of a Missing Heiress—how recent does not matter—attracted a large amount of public attention. Stimulating paragraphs first suggested that an heiress _was_ missing....
9. Part 9Susan never took her eyes off the King and Ace which she still held. She was fascinated. She had even forgotten about her new bonnet. She said in a dreamy, half-conscious sort o...
10. Part 10“This is a charming Dutch novel, faithfully translated by Col. Charles Muller. The aim of the author is to advocate the emancipation of women and the protection of dumb animals....