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Book 2 Chapter 1

In British Goblins: Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions

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Wirt Sikes


The British Isles, in particular Wales, are renowned for legend and folklore. The author, an American journalist working in Europe, was appo…

Divers Tales 6: Four Jacks and a Knave

In Cobwebs from an Empty Skull

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Ambrose Bierce


Ambrose Bierce's collection of short parables, published under the pen name of Dod Grile, is similar to Aesop's Fables. This compilation is …

The West Wind

In The Slayer of Souls

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Robert W. Chambers


Tressa Norne is an American living in China. After her life was spared during a revolution in the area, Tressa finds herself taken as a sla…

STUPID'S CRIES

In More English Fairy Tales

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Joseph Jacobs


"This volume will come, I fancy, as a surprise both to my brother folk-lorists and to the public in general. It might naturally have be…

Mr. Incoul Is Preoccupied

In Mr. Incoul's Misadventure

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Edgar Saltus


Saltus has been compared to Oscar Wilde for wit and language. His novels are entertaining, yet philosophical, exposing the vagaries of human…

Crowded

In Little Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor Vol 1

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Unknown


Volume 1 of a ten volume collection of amusing tales, observations and anecdotes by America's greatest wordsmiths. This work includes select…