THE WOMAN BEATE
By Israel Zangwill Contents I She came “to meet John Lefolle,” but John Lefolle did…
THE SILENT SISTERS
By Israel Zangwill They had quarrelled in girlhood, and mutually declared their intention never to…
THE GREY WIG
By I. Zangwill I They both styled themselves “Madame,” but only the younger of the…
THE ETERNAL FEMININE
By Israel Zabgwill He wore a curious costume, representing the devil carrying off his corpse;…
CHASSÉ-CROISÉ
By Israel Zangwill I SET TO PARTNERS “Oh, look, dear, there’s that poor Walter Bassett.”…
A ROSE OF THE GHETTO,
By Israel Zangwill One day it occurred to Leibel that he ought to get married.…
THE SAD STORY OF A DRAMATIC CRITIC
By Herbert George Wells I was—you shall hear immediately why I am not now—Egbert Craddock…
THE PURPLE PILEUS
By Herbert George Wells Mr. Coombes was sick of life. He walked away from his…
THE “HORSE HOUSE” DEED
By Herbert George Wells Know all Men By These Presents, that I Seth Towner of…
POLLOCK AND THE PORROH MAN
By Herbert George Wells It was in a swampy village on the lagoon river behind…