Project Gutenberg 2004-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 140 Various Verschillende Various, Various Half-Hours with Great Story-Tellers Artemus Ward, George Macdonald, Max Adeler, Samuel Lover, and Others Grey dolphin / R.H. Barham -- Moses, the Sassy / A. Ward -- Mr. Columbus Coriander's gorilla -- The fate of young Chubb / M. Adeler -- Boots at the Holly-tree Inn / Charles Dickens -- The enthusiast in anatomy / J. Oxenford -- "The light princess" / G. Macdonald -- Legend of the little weaver / Samuel Lover. Produced by Scott Pfenninger, Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Half-Hours with Great Story-Tellers" is a collection of humorous tales written in the late 19th century by various authors. This anthology features a variety of whimsical narratives, with each story encapsulating a unique blend of wit and satire, showcasing storytelling from renowned figures such as George MacDonald and Charles Dickens, among others. The stories include fantastical elements and engaging character dynamics, like the interactions between noble families and supernatural beings. The opening portion introduces readers to a delightful tale titled "Grey Dolphin," which revolves around the peculiar happenings at Shurland Castle. It presents a character named Emmanuel Saddleton, the Clerk, who finds himself embroiled in an unusual task ordained by the beautiful yet commanding St. Bridget, as he is instructed to retrieve a drowned man's body that had been buried too close to the saint's shrine. The narrative becomes a tapestry of humor with the Baron of Shurland's eccentricities and the misunderstanding surrounding the deceased sailor, offering a whimsical peek into the absurdity of the characters' situations and their interactions with both human and supernatural realms. Such elements foreshadow a lively collection that promises laughter and intrigue as finely woven by the hands of master storytellers. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction Short stories PN Text Category: Short Stories Category: Humour 264510 2025-07-03T07:13:44.184270 text/html 264331 2025-01-09T22:38:25.915689 text/html 175094 2025-07-03T07:13:50.501712 application/epub+zip 177085 2025-07-03T07:13:46.925227 application/epub+zip 172763 2025-07-03T07:13:45.857224 application/epub+zip 365506 2025-07-03T07:13:53.309650 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 337898 2025-07-03T07:13:49.847241 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 328777 2022-09-03T11:16:42.145571 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236812 2025-07-03T07:13:43.892228 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 231813 2020-12-29T14:44:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17544 2025-07-03T07:13:53.429656 application/rdf+xml 16504 2025-07-03T07:13:46.335186 image/jpeg 3991 2025-07-03T07:13:46.093195 image/jpeg 92403 2020-12-29T14:44:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 170928 2025-07-03T07:13:44.205252 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