The clock struck five–briskly, as if time were money. Ruth Warden got up from her desk and, having ... Read more
Comic Fiction Short Stories
Total Stories: 54
Well-meaning chappies at the club sometimes amble up to me and tap me on the wishbone, and say ... Read more
It was the holiday season, and during the holidays the Greens Committees have decided that the payment of ... Read more
A Tale of King Arthur’s Round Table Some time ago, when spending a delightful week-end at the ancestral ... Read more
In the crowd that strolled on the Promenade des Etrangers, enjoying the morning sunshine, there were some who ... Read more
Mr Meggs’s mind was made up. He was going to commit suicide. There had been moments, in the ... Read more
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