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Mr. Pottle And Pageantry by Richard Connell
§1 “He wouldn’t give a cent,” announced Mrs. Pottle, blotting up the nucleus of a tear on her cheek with…
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Mr. Pottle And Culture by Richard Connell
Out of the bathtub, rubicund and rotund, stepped Mr. Ambrose Pottle. He anointed his hair with sweet spirits of lilac…
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Gretna Greenhorns by Richard Connell
§1 The brown eyes of Chester Arthur Jessup, Jr., were fixed on the maroon banner of the Clintonia High School…
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Mr. Braddy’s Bottle by Richard Connell
§1 “This,” said Mr. William Lum solemnly, “is the very las’ bottle of this stuff in these United States!” It…
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Honor Among Sportsmen by Richard Connell
“On week-days truffle hunting was confined to professionals; on Sunday, after church, all Montpont hunted truffles.”Honor Among SportsmenIványi Grünwald Béla,…
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A Reputation by Richard Connell
A Reputation was first published in The Century Magazine in 1922. It’s featured in Connell’s story collection, Apes and Angels…
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A Friend of Napoleon’s by Richard Connell
A Friend of Napoleon’s was published in The Saturday Evening Post June, 1923.“You Will Go to Hell for This, Monsieur…
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The Million Dollar Bond Robbery by Agatha Christie
The Million Dollar Bond Robbery was first published in The Sketch on May 2, 1923, part of the serial, The…
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The Case of the Missing Will by Agatha Christie
The final story in Agatha Christie’s collection, Poirot Investigates, published in 1924. The problem presented to us by Miss Violet…
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The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb by Agatha Christie
“Evil in the air,” muttered Poirot. “Yes, I feel it.” One of the dramatic stories in Christie’s collection, Poirot Investigates,…
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