John Ingerfield and Other Stories by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome
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JOHN INGERFIELD AND OTHER STORIES
Contents To the Gentle Reader In Remembrance of John Ingerfield and of Anne, his Wife The Woman of the Saeter Variety Patter Silhouettes The Lease of the "Cross Keys" TO THE GENTLE READER; also TO THE GENTLE CRITIC. Once upon a time, I wrote a little story of a woman who was crushed to death by a python. A day or two after its publication, a friend stopped me in the street. "Charming little story of yours," he said," that about the woman and the snake; but it's not as funny as some of your things!" The next week, a newspaper, referring to the tale, remarked, "We have heard the incident related before with infinitely greater humour." With this--and many similar experiences--in mind, I wish distinctly |
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