Stories of Odd Jobs and Strange Callings
A fascinating collection of classic short stories featuring unusual ways of making a living.
• The Umbrella-Mender by Beatrice Harraden
• The Triumphs of a Taxidermist by H. G. Wells
• A Pair of Silk Stockings by Kate Chopin
• A Skinful of Trouble by Arthur Morrison
• White Magic by Ella d’Arcy
• A Deal in Ostriches by H. G. Wells
• His Tale of Bricks by Arthur Morrison
• Quality by John Galsworthy
• The Coffin Merchant by Richard Middleton
• The Brazen Serpent by R. Austin Freeman
• The Man who fell in Love with the Cooperative Stores by Stella Benson
• A Catastrophe by H. G. Wells
• A Lucifo Match by Arthur Morrison
• The Conjurer by Richard Middleton
• The Secret of the Strong Room by J. S. Fletcher
• The Magic Shop by H. G. Wells
• White Stockings by Edgar Wallace
• Sparkling Biacrene by F. Anstey
• The Silver Mask by Hugh Walpole
• The Student Lodger by Neil Munro
• The Secret of the Barbican by J. S. Fletcher
• Mr. Pappas by A. J. Alan
• The Child in the Garden by Leonard Merrick
