Browse Stories

Lady Carlotta, a free-spirited woman, interferes with a struggling horse and carter, and then meets Mrs. Quabarl, who is expecting her to be a governess.

The story revolves around a strike of zoo attendants and the subsequent intervention of the government, which leads to a peaceful resolution.

Humorous short stories are a collection of short, comedic tales that aim to entertain and amuse readers.

The story revolves around the narrator's household, where the servant Jane has lit the drawing-room fire on a Saturday, a day when it is not supposed to be lit, and the narrator is puzzled and sarcastic about it.

Bernice, a young woman, decides to cut her hair short, causing a stir among her friends and family.

The story revolves around the life of a spy, exploring their ability to move undetected and their power to influence others.

The story revolves around Stoffles, a cat with a Mephistophelian nature, who is vain, indolent, and selfish, and is known for her irritating habits and traits.

A stifling August afternoon finds the narrator sitting under a gorse-bush, searching for a prickle in his boot, when two small children, a boy and a girl, approach him, seeking to be married.

Shanley, a rough-around-the-edges man, boards a train to Bubble Creek, B.C., and his luck takes a turn for the worse after a train wreck.

The story revolves around the Minister for Fine Arts and the Grand Vizier discussing the idea of women having votes in the new Turkish Constitution, with the Vizier expressing his skepticism and eventually agreeing to grant women the right to vote.

Reginald sat in a corner of the Princess's salon and tried to forgive the furniture, which started out with an obvious intention of being Louis Quinze, but relapsed at frequent intervals into Wilhelm II.

The story pokes fun at the idea that women do not really shop, despite their frequent claims of being out of everyday necessities.

Rollo and his friends engage in a series of misadventures at a party hosted by Mrs. Jallatt, where they play a game of guessing a word chosen by the boys.

The story revolves around the lives of two clowns, Hen Sutley and Harry Burls, who are part of a circus act and feel trapped in their mundane and exhausting routine in New York City.

Private O'Halloran, a sharpshooter, sits reclining against a red oak, reminiscing about his experiences in the war, when a Federal captain approaches, and they engage in a conversation about their shared experiences.

Mark Spayley, an artist with an income of two hundred a year, proposes to marry Leonore, the daughter of a wealthy man, and is surprised when her father agrees, but only if Mark can help him sell his failed product, Pipenta, by rebranding it as 'Filboid Studge'.

The Baroness wants to stage a dramatic entertainment to bring the County together after a divisive election, but Clovis's suggestions for a Greek tragedy with a modern twist are met with resistance.

Lady Bastable is reluctant to host Mrs. Sangrail's son, Clovis, for six days, but is eventually persuaded by the promise of canceling a forty-nine shilling bridge account.

Clovis and his aunt try to avoid a social acquaintance, Tarrington, at a picnic, but Tarrington's persistence and Clovis's wit lead to a series of humorous exchanges.

The Brimley Bomefields, a family who have recently discovered a long-lost aunt, are concerned about her loneliness and take her under their collective wings, but their motives may not be entirely altruistic.

Joe Hollends is a notorious drunkard who is frequently taken to the police station by multiple officers, who must work together to subdue him.

Three easy-going goldminers, Dave, Jim, and Andy, try to blow up fish in a water-hole with a cartridge, but things don't go as planned.

The story follows the lives of two men, Holworthy and Hutton, whose paths are intertwined by the 'God of Coincidence', a mysterious force that brings them together in unexpected ways.

The Bishop of Westborough had seldom found himself in a more delicate position, having to inform the rector of Sweetbay that he must leave due to the parish's objections to the rector being a dramatist, while secretly being a dramatist himself.