Project Gutenberg 2011-08-28 Public domain in the USA. 307 Anstey, F. 1856 1934 Guthrie, Thomas Anstey The Black Poodle, and Other Tales The black poodle -- The story of a sugar prince -- The return of Agamemnon -- The wraith of Barnjum -- A toy tragedy -- An undergraduate's aunt -- The siren -- The curse of the Catafalques -- A farewell appearance -- Accompanied on the flute. Produced by David Clarke, Katie Hernandez and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "The Black Poodle and Other Tales" by F. Anstey is a collection of short stories likely written in the late 19th century. The opening story features Algernon Weatherhead, a nervous young man working in a government department, who becomes entangled in comedic misadventures involving a black poodle named Bingo, his neighbors Colonel Currie and his family, and a series of unfortunate incidents that lead to a major moral dilemma. The work combines humor with a touch of social commentary on obsession and reputation." The opening of the first story, "The Black Poodle," introduces us to Algernon Weatherhead, who recounts a past episode filled with embarrassment and chaos stemming from his interactions with his neighbors, the Curries. After moving into a villa, Algernon's nervous disposition is exacerbated by the presence of Bingo, the Curries' troublesome black poodle, who quickly becomes the center of attention in their household. As Algernon attempts to win over both the poodle and the Currie family, he accidentally kills Bingo while trying to remedy a noisy cat situation, sending him into a spiral of guilt and deceit. The plot thickens as he decides to replace Bingo with a similar poodle, leading to comedic twists and poignant reflections on love, loyalty, and the lengths one might go to for acceptance. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en English fiction -- 19th century Short stories, English PR Text Category: Short Stories Category: Humour Category: British Literature 455206 2025-07-15T07:41:23.929895 text/html 460822 2011-08-28T08:37:58 text/html 704032 2025-07-15T07:41:32.686831 application/epub+zip 706434 2025-07-15T07:41:26.405886 application/epub+zip 256024 2025-07-15T07:41:24.906897 application/epub+zip 1040039 2025-07-15T07:41:36.855827 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 997020 2025-07-15T07:41:31.436878 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 386254 2022-09-17T06:27:41.877252 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 409581 2025-07-15T07:41:22.245890 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 409392 2011-08-28T08:37:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 409414 2011-08-28T08:37:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21778 2025-07-15T07:41:36.992809 application/rdf+xml 14701 2025-07-15T07:41:25.416890 image/jpeg 3719 2025-07-15T07:41:25.160852 image/jpeg 161358 2011-08-28T08:38:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 622412 2011-08-28T08:38:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 161308 2011-08-28T08:38:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 687675 2025-07-15T07:41:23.990856 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia