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Stories By English Authors: France (Selected by Scribners)

“…A Lodging For The Night, by Stevenson A Leaf In The Storm, by Ouida A Terribly Strange Bed, by Collins Michel Lorio's Cross, by Stretton A Perilous Amour, by Weyman.…”
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In the Catskills Selections from the Writings of John Burroughs by Burroughs, John, 1837-1921

“…The snow-walkers -- A white day and a red fox -- Phases of farm life -- In the hemlocks -- Birds'-nests -- The heart of the southern Catskills -- Speckled trout -- A bed of boughs.…”
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Masterpieces of Mystery Riddle Stories

“…The Mysterious Card The Great Valdez Sapphire The Oblong Box The Birth Mark A Terribly Strange Bed The Torture by Hope The Box with the Iron Clamps My Fascinating Friend The Lost Room.…”
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The Perfect Gentleman by Bergengren, Ralph, 1871-1947

“…-- On making calls -- The lier in bed -- To bore or not to bore -- Where toils the tailor -- Shaving thoughts -- Oh, the afternoon tea!…”
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Pebbles on the shore [by] Alpha of the plough by Gardiner, A. G., 1865-1946 (Alfred George)

“…On choosing a name -- On letter-writing -- On reading in bed -- On cats and dogs -- "W.G." -- On seeing visions -- On black sheep -- The village and the war -- On rumour -- On umbrella morals -- On talking to one's self -- On Boswell and his mir…”
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Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories

“…MAUPASSANT: The Necklace; The Man with the Pale Eyes; An Uncomfortable Bed; Ghosts; Fear; The Confession; The Horla -- MILLE: The Miracle of Zobéide -- ADAM: The Torture by Hope -- ERCKMANN-CHATRIAN: The Owl's Ear; The Invisible Eye; The Wate…”
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Fun and Frolic

“…Grandmother's chair -- How Grandma surprised Elsie -- Going to bed -- The cat and the parrot -- Baby -- The Captain's daughter -- Fun for the kittens -- Tommy Green and Tommy Red -- Fond of cats -- The cat's questions -- "Scramble" -- Clever goa…”
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Original Short Stories - Volume 13 by Maupassant, Guy de, 1850-1893

“…Old Judas -- The little cask -- Boitelle -- A widow -- The Englishmen of Etretat -- Magnetism -- A father's confession -- A mother of monsters -- An uncomfortable bed -- A portrait -- The drunkard -- The wardrobe -- The mountain pool -- A cremat…”
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The Gay Cockade by Bailey, Temple, -1953

“…The gay cockade -- The hidden land -- White birches -- The emperor's ghost -- The red candle -- Returned goods -- Burned toast -- Petronella -- The canopy bed -- Sandwich Jane -- Lady Crusoe -- A rebellious grandmother -- Wait--for Prince Charmi…”
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After Dark by Collins, Wilkie, 1824-1889

“…Leaves from Leah's diary -- The traveler's story of a terribly strange bed -- The lawyer's story of a stolen letter -- The French governess's story of Sister Rose -- The angler's story of the lady of Glenwith Grange -- The nun's story of Gabriel…”
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Idle Ideas in 1905 by Jerome, Jerome K., 1859-1927 (Jerome Klapka)

“…-- When is the best time to be merry? -- Do we lie a-bed too late? -- Should married men play golf? -- Are early marriages a mistake? …”
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Heroic Romances of Ireland, Translated into English Prose and Verse - Complete by Leahy, Arthur Herbert, 1857-1928

“…The courtship of Etain -- Mac Datho's boar -- The sick-bed of Cuchulain -- The exile of the sons of Usnach -- The combat at the ford -- Special note on the Combat at the ford -- The preludes to the raid of Cualgne: Tain bo Fraich -- The raid for Dartaid's cattle -- The raid for the cattle of Regamon -- The driving of the cattle of Flidais -- The apparition of the Great Queen to Cuchulain -- Appendix: Irish text and literal translation of part of The courtship of Etain.…”
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The Love Affairs of a Bibliomaniac by Field, Eugene, 1850-1895

“…My first love -- The birth of a new passion -- The luxury of reading in bed -- The mania of collecting seizes me -- Baldness and intellectuality -- My romance with Fiammetta -- The delights of fender-fishing -- Ballads and their makers -- Booksellers and printers, old and new -- When Fanchonette bewitched me -- Diagnosis of the Bacillus Librorum -- The pleasures of extra-illustration -- On the odors which my books exhale -- Elzevirs and divers other matters -- A book that brings solace and cheer -- The malady called Catalogitis -- The Napoleonic Renaissance -- My workshop and others -- Our debt to monkish men.…”
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Frog and toad are friends by Lobel, Arnold