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The Tale of a Tainted Tenner
Complete original English short story from The Trimmed Lamp, and Other Stories of the Four Million (1907).
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The Social Triangle
Complete original English short story from The Trimmed Lamp, and Other Stories of the Four Million (1907).
Funny
The Rubaiyat of a Scotch Highball
Complete original English short story from The Trimmed Lamp, and Other Stories of the Four Million (1907).
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The Robe of Peace
Complete original English short story from Strictly Business: More Stories of the Four Million (1910).
General
The Reformation of Calliope
Complete original English short story from Heart of the West (1907).
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The Purple Dress
Complete original English short story from The Trimmed Lamp, and Other Stories of the Four Million (1907).
General
The Princess and the Puma
Complete original English short story from Heart of the West (1907).
