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The Cage Man by Richard Connell
All day long they kept Horace Nimms in a steel-barred cage. For twenty-one years he had perched on a tall…
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The $25,000 Jaw by Richard Connell
“Rather thirsty this morning, eh, Mr. Addicks?” inquired Cowdin, the chief purchasing agent. The “Mister” was said with a long,…
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Terrible Epps by Richard Connell
§1 The blue prints and specifications in the case of Tidbury Epps follow: Age: the early thirties. Status: bachelor. Habitat:…
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Mr. Pottle And The South-Sea Cannibals by Richard Connell
§1 Mr. Pottle was a barber, but also a man of imagination, and as his hands went through their accustomed…
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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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