The Complete Novellas & Short Stories

Musaicum Books presents to you a meticulously edited short story collection. This ebook has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices.

Table of Contents:

Tales of the Five Towns:

Part I. At Home

His Worship the Goosedriver

The Elixir of Youth

Mary with the High Hand

The Dog

A Feud

Phantom

Tiddy-fol-lol

The Idiot

Part II. Abroad

The Hungarian Rhapsody

The Sisters Qita

Nocturne at the Majestic

Clarice of the Autumn Concerts

A Letter Home

The Grim Smile of the Five Towns:

The Lion's Share

Baby's Bath

The Silent Brothers

The Nineteenth Hat

Vera's First Christmas Adventure

The Murder of the Mandarin

Vera's Second Christmas Adventure

The Burglary

News of the Engagement

Beginning the New Year

From One Generation to Another

The Death of Simon Fuge

In a New Bottle

The Matador of the Five Towns:

The Matador of the Five Towns

Mimi

The Supreme Illusion

The Letter and the Lie

The Glimpse1

Jock-at-a-Venture

The Heroism of Thomas Chadwick

Under the Clock

Three Episodes in the Life of Mr Cowlishaw

Dentist

Catching the Train

The Widow of the Balcony

The Cat and Cupid

The Fortune Teller

The Long-lost Uncle

The Tight Hand

Why the Clock Stopped

Hot Potatoes

Half-a-Sovereign

The Blue Suit

The Tiger and the Baby

The Revolver

An Unfair Advantage

The Woman who Stole Everything

A Place in Venice

The Toreador

Middle-Aged

The Umbrella

House to Let

Claribel

Time to Think

One of Their Quarrels

"What I Have Said I Have Said""

Death, Fire, and Life

The Epidemic

A Very Romantic Affair

The Loot of Cities

Mr. Penfound's Two Burglars

Midnight at the Grand Babylon

The Police Station

The Adventure of the Prima Donna

The Episode in Room 222

Saturday to Monday

A Dinner at the Louvre