"I moan with delight when a new type of pain spreads across my body, a pain I've never experienced before. After a while, the pain transforms into a weird heat that floods my...

J. Arbuthnot Wilson is about to spend a memorable New Year’s Eve. He and the group he is travelling with were going to visit the sealed pyramid of Abu Yilla on the next day but...

What do you do when the love of your life dies?Monsieur Lemonnier completely adores his wife. He spends every second with her. The only thing that their relationship misses is a...

The only Anthony Trollope tale set in Australia, ‘Harry Heathcote of Gangoil’ is a short story which follows the troubles of young sheep farmer Harry as he attempts to thwart...

Jack lives his life as an outcast. He cares only about two things - trade and crime. Together with his two brothers, he wreaks havoc and indulges in a multitude of different...

"An Editor's Tales" describes a series of encounters between various magazine editors and those who wish to have their works published. While containing some amusing bits, the...

From generation to generation, storks have been telling and handing down stories. Two are heard more often than the others: the first is that of Moses, which a lot of us know, but...

The “maidens” are tools used by pavers to push down paving stones. One day, it was decided that they would be called “hand rammers” and not “maidens”, but the tools...

The British gentlemen John Scott Eccles comes to see Sherlock Holmes at 221B Baker Street about a “grotesque” affair. But before he has time to say what is so grotesque about...

Between 1904 and 1918, Wallace collected tales about life in the British Army and the escapades and adventures of the troops. These led him to create the eponymous character,...