Mr Meggs’s mind was made up. He was going to commit suicide. There had been moments, in the ... Read more
Comic Fiction Short Stories
Total Stories: 54
I don’t want to bore you, don’t you know, and all that sort of rot, but I must ... Read more
A girl stood on the shingle that fringes Millbourne Bay, gazing at the red roofs of the little ... Read more
Once upon a time there was erected in Longacre Square, New York, a large white statue, labelled ‘Our ... Read more
On a fine day in the spring, summer, or early autumn, there are few spots more delightful than ... Read more
In Alcala, as in most of New York’s apartment houses, the schedule of prices is like a badly ... Read more
In the smoking-room of the club-house a cheerful fire was burning, and the Oldest Member glanced from time ... Read more
This story will interest and amuse all cricketers, and while from the male point of view it may ... Read more
I want to tell you all about dear old Bobbie Cardew. It’s a most interesting story. I can’t ... Read more
You know, the longer I live, the more clearly I see that half the trouble in this bally ... Read more
Now that it’s all over, I may as well admit that there was a time during the rather ... Read more
It is possible that, at about the time at which this story opens, you may have gone into ... Read more
