Stories of Duels, Trials, Bets and Dares

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