John Ingerfield and Other Stories

pubOne.info present you this new edition. 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. "e;Charming little story of yours, "e; he said, "e;that about the woman and the snake; but it's not as funny as some of your things! "e; The next week, a newspaper, referring to the tale, remarked, "e;We have heard the incident related before with infinitely greater humour.