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John Ingerfield and Other Stories, by Jerome
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Title: John Ingerfield and Other Stories
Author: Jerome K. Jerome
Release Date: May 1, 2007 [eBook #2525]
Language: English
Character set encoding: ISO-646-US (US-ASCII)
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Transcribed from the 1912 Frank Palmer edition by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org
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 to state that "John Ingerfield," "The Woman of the Saeter," and "Silhouettes," are not intended t