Ever Heard This? Over Three Hundred Good Stories

F. W. Chambers

CONTENTS

WHAT HE WANTED

HIS CHOICE

NOT IN THE REGULATIONS

CHEAP TALK

SWEET ARE THE USES OF ADVERTISEMENT

THE VOICE OF IGNORANCE

A PASSOVER STORY

EXTRAORDINARY COMPROMISE

BARBER SHAVED BY A LAWYER

A GOOD PUN

SOMETHING LIKE AN INSULT

THE UNWELCOME GUEST

A LOST BALANCE

A BAD CROP

NEGATIVES AND POSITIVES

ANY CHANGE FOR THE BETTER

TACT

THE RETORT RUDE

THE QUAKER AND HIS HORSE

CERTAINLY NOT ASLEEP

THE BEST JUDGE

A THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE

A SHIPWRECK

A SAFE CASE

THE WATCH MENDER

THE CITY CHURCHES AND OTHERS

HIGH PRINCIPLES

THE MIXTURE AS BEFORE

ECONOMY IN THE STABLE

THE RELATIONSHIP OF HOG TO BACON

THE THOUGHTFUL PATIENT

KISMET

THE YOUNG IDEA

THE NEW BABY

HOOK AND AN INSPECTOR OF TAXES

THE SHE BEAR

KNOWLEDGE

A STORY FOR BOOKSELLERS

THE EARLY BIRD

TABLE TALK

TROUBLES

A SOUTHERNER AND SCOTLAND

GRATITUDE NOT APPRECIATED

ON THE TREASURES OF THIS WORLD

HOW TO ADDRESS A BISHOP

HOOK AND PUTNEY BRIDGE

A GOOD EXAMPLE

A MISFIT

A CHEERFUL INVITATION

THE INEVITABLE RESULT

THE SOUND OF A TRUMPET

THEY NEVER SAY THANK YOU

A CONJUGAL CONCLUSION

THE RULING PASSION

FELO-DE-SE

HOW TO GET WARM

NO MATTER WHAT COLOUR

OF COMPOSITIONS

PETER'S WIFE'S MOTHER

THE TRIALS OF THE DEAF

ANTICIPATION

HYMNS AND HERS

HORS CONCOURS

THE MARINE AND THE BOTTLE

THE BAILIFF OUTWITTED

ST. PETER AND HIS KEYS

THE LOST JOINT

THE RECRUITING SERGEANT AND THE COUNTRYMAN

ALL MEN ARE LIARS

AN OBJECT LESSON

A DOUBTFUL COMPLIMENT

"SOMEWHERE"

THE SCOTSMAN AND THE JOKE

WAR AND TAXES

A MODERN ALFRED

CHARITY ON CREDIT

COURTING BY LAMPLIGHT

THE INQUISITIVE ONLOOKER

A THOUGHTLESS SAMARITAN

FEELING IN THE RIGHT PLACE

CHERUBIM AND SERAPHIM

SOLITUDE

A QUESTION OF NUMBERS

SHARP, IF NOT PLEASANT

BRIGHT AND SHARP

SOFTNESS

Produced by Al Haines.

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EVER HEARD THIS?

OVER THREE HUNDRED GOOD STORIES

BY

F. W. CHAMBERS

 
THIRD EDITION

METHUEN & CO. LTD.
36 ESSEX STREET W.C.
LONDON

First Published ...... October 27th 1916
Second Edition ...... November 1916
Third Edition ...... December 1916
 
 

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