Stories of Duels, Trials, Bets and Dares

Summary

An enthralling collection of strange stories where characters are challenged to do something completely out of the ordinary.

The Earl, the Warder and the Wayward Heiress by J. S. Fletcher
The Giraffe Problem by Barry Pain
The Man who Stole a Meeting House by John Townsend Trowbridge
The Box Tunnel by Charles Reade
A Lucky Number by S. B. Hale
The Brown Wallet by Stacy Aumonier
The Bet by Anton Chekhov
Juxtapositions by Stacy Aumonier
Zodomirsky's Duel by Alexandre Dumas
Twenty-Six Men and a Girl by Maxim Gorky
Mons. Casscruche's Inspiration by George Walter Thornbury
The 19 Club by A. J. Alan
The Changeling by W. W. Jacobs
The Belated Russian Passport by Mark Twain
The Pistol Shot by Alexander Pushkin
Where was Wych Street by Stacy Aumonier
The Judgement of Paris by Leonard Merrick
The Black Poodle by F. Anstey
A Desperate Adventure by Max Adeler
One Thousand Dollars by O. Henry
A Rash Experiment by W. W. Jacobs