The Yarkand Manner
The Yarkand Manner by H.H. Munro (SAKI) Sir Lulworth Quayne was making leisurely progress through the Zoological Society’s Gardens in company with his nephew, recently…
Literature
Loss Of Breath
O Breathe not, etc. Moore’s Melodies The most notorious ill-fortune must in the end yield to the untiring courage of philosophy as the most stubborn…
The Shyness Of Shorty
Bailey smoked morosely as he scanned the dusty trail leading down across the “bottom” and away over the dry grey prairie toward the hazy mountains…
Old Ironsides
“Ay, tear her tattered ensign down! Long has it waved on high, And many an eye has danced to see That banner in…
King Pest
A Tale Containing an Allegory. The gods do bear and will allow in kings The things which they abhor in rascal routes. Buckhurst’s Tragedy of…
Earthmen Bearing Gifts
Mars had gifts to offer and Earth had much in return if delivery could be arranged! Dhar Ry sat alone in his room, meditating. From…
The Oval Portrait
The chateau into which my valet had ventured to make forcible entrance, rather than permit me, in my desperately wounded condition, to pass a night…
Two Timer
Here is a brace of vignettes by the Old Vignette Master… short and sharp …like a hypodermic! Experiment “The first time machine, gentlemen,” Professor Johnson…
The Dog’s Life
The Dog’s Life (Based on a Fable by Aesop) One day in midsummer, as the sun began to set, the heat of the day waned…
The Premature Burial
There are certain themes of which the interest is all-absorbing, but which are too entirely horrible for the purposes of legitimate fiction. These the mere…
The Sea King
The Sea King (A Finnish Tale From the Kalevala) Long ago a fisherman and his wife lived on a tiny island known as Ahtola. Matte…
Hodja’s Fine Coat
Hodja’s Fine Coat (A Tale From Turkey) Long ago Nasreddin Hodja, the famous preacher, was beloved by everyone in Turkey, especially the people of Akshehir.…
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