Anti-war short story by H. G. Wells published in 1901.
A Little Bit of Cucumber
Comedic music hall-song first performed by Harry Champion in 1915, about the types of food preferred by the cockney working classes.
A Mermaid
Painting by John William Waterhouse, completed in 1900,now in the collection of the Royal Academy of Arts.
A Moonlight Fable
Redirected to "The Beautiful Suit".
A Neighbour’s Landmark
Ghost story by M. R. James published in 1925, about the disappearance of a woman who steals her neighbour's property by removing a cursed landmark.
A Pantoum in Prose
Redirected to "The Man Who Could Work Miracles".
A Philosopher Lecturing on the Orrery
1766 painting by Joseph Wright of Derby, depicting a lecturer giving a demonstration of an orrery.
A School Story
Ghost story by M. R. James, first published in 1911, about the mysterious disappearance of a school teacher.
A Slip Under the Microscope
Short story by H. G. Wells first published in 1896, about the ethical dilemma faced by a student who inadvertently cheats during his botany exam.
A Thin Ghost and Others
Collection of five short stories by the English medievalist and author M. R. James, first published in 1919.
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