Jack Pansay has just bought an engagement ring for the bewitching
Kitty Mannering, yet to his annoyance it is the late Mrs Wessington he is thinking about.
Length: 114 words
Stories in Short
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
The mayor and corporation of Hamelin outsource a rodent problem to a professional rat-catcher.
Length: 110 words
Stories in Short
The Tale of Rip van Winkle
A hen-pecked, ne’er-do-well farmer from New York took off into the Catskill Mountains, and fell in with some very odd company.
Length: 117 words
Stories in Short
The Wife of Bath’s Tale
An Arthurian knight commits a dreadful crime against a woman, and is sent by Queen Guinevere on a fitting errand.
Length: 118 words
Stories in Short
The Wolf, the Bear and Cat Ivanovitch
A faithful but unprepossessing pet is turned out of hearth and home.
Length: 119 words
Stories in Short
The Tempest
A duke with a passion for the art of enchantment is stranded by his enemies on a deserted island.