Vorab-RezensentenJ.M. Barrie

This book brings you entertaining and witty short stories by great writers such as Oscar Wilde, Mark Twain and J. M. Barrie. There are stories about a sassy, talking cat, an unusual divorce, and a man with a mouse in his pants on a train.

Some characters flounder their way through awkward and embarrassing social situations. And other tales have quirky plots, like The Canterville Ghost, where the human occupants scare and terrorize the household ghost.

This collection gives you a chance to sample work from 7 master storytellers from the 1800s and early 1900s. The writers featured are Oscar Wilde, Mark Twain, J.M. Barrie, Stephen Leacock, Saki, W.W. Jacobs and O. Henry. Read on and enjoy!

What happens when a small lie snowballs out of control? Or a man finds a mouse in his pants on a train? Or a talking cat really ruins the mood at a dinner party? Find out in these fun and witty short stories by great writers such as Oscar Wilde, Mark Twain and J. M. Barrie.

Some characters flounder their way through awkward and embarrassing social situations like in The Awful Fate of Melpomenus Jones and My Brother Henry. Other tales have quirky plots, like The Canterville Ghost, where the human occupants scare and terrorize the household ghost.

This collection gives you a chance to sample work from 7 master storytellers from the 1800s and early 1900s. The writers featured are Oscar Wilde, Mark Twain, J.M. Barrie, Stephen Leacock, Saki, W.W. Jacobs and O. Henry. So read on, have a laugh and be entertained!