Stories of Odd Jobs and Strange Callings

A fascinating collection of classic short stories featuring unusual ways of making a living. • The Umbrella-Mender by Beatrice Harraden • The Triumphs of a Taxidermist by H. G. Wells • A Pair of Silk Stockings by Kate Chopin • A Skinful of Trouble by Arthur Morrison • White Magic by Ella d’Arcy • A Deal in Ostriches by H. G. Wells • His Tale of Bricks by Arthur Morrison • Quality by John Galsworthy • The Coffin Merchant by Richard Middleton • The Brazen Serpent by R. Austin Freeman • The Man who fell in Love with the Cooperative Stores by Stella Benson • A Catastrophe by H. G. Wells • A Lucifo Match by Arthur Morrison • The Conjurer by Richard Middleton • The Secret of the Strong Room by J. S. Fletcher • The Magic Shop by H. G. Wells • White Stockings by Edgar Wallace • Sparkling Biacrene by F. Anstey • The Silver Mask by Hugh Walpole • The Student Lodger by Neil Munro • The Secret of the Barbican by J. S. Fletcher • Mr. Pappas by A. J. Alan • The Child in the Garden by Leonard Merrick

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Release date

Audiobook: 5 February 2020