PREFACE
The stories contained in this little volume werechosen, by virtue of a sort of literary civil-serviceexamination, in order that they might be groupedtogether as a representative class of the author’sbest-known work in this line.
Several of these stories have points of peculiarinterest to the author. For instance, “NegativeGravity” was composed in Switzerland whenthe author was temporarily confined to the housein full view of unreachable Alps.
“His Wife’s Deceased Sister” was suggestedby an editorial disposition to compare all theauthor’s work with one previous production, andto discard everything which did not accord exactlywith the particular story which had beenselected as a standard of merit.
“The Lady, or the Tiger?” was printed in the hope that the author might receive the cheerfulcoöperation of some of his readers in a satisfactorysolution of the problem contained in the littlestory; but although he has had much valuableassistance in this direction he has also been therecipient of a great deal of scolding.
After reading several stories by Clark Russell,the author’s mind was led to consider the possibilityof inventing some sort of shipwreck whichhad never yet been made the subject of a story.His efforts in this line resulted in “The RemarkableWreck of the ‘Thomas Hyke.’”
“A Piece of Red Calico” is a description, withexaggerated points, of an actual experience.
CONTENTS
- A Tale of Negative Gravity
From “The Christmas Wreck” - Asaph
From “The Watchmaker’s Wife” - “His Wife’s Deceased Sister”
From “The Lady, or the Tiger?” - The Lady, or the Tiger?
- The Remarkable Wreck of the “Thomas Hyke”
From “The Christmas...BU KİTABI OKUMAK İÇİN ÜYE OLUN VEYA GİRİŞ YAPIN!
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