Publisher's Synopsis
Included in this volume:
- "A Tale of London"
- "Thirteen at Table"
- "The City on Mallington Moor"
- "Why the Milkman Shudders When He Perceives the Dawn" (also published in a chapbook)
- "The Bad Old Woman in Black"
- "The Bird of the Difficult Eye"
- "The Long Porter's Tale"
- "The Loot of Loma"
- "The Secret of the Sea"
- "How Ali Came to the Black Country"
- "The Bureau d'Echange de Maux"
- "A Story of Land and Sea"
- "A Tale of the Equator"
- "A Narrow Escape"
- "The Watch-Tower"
- "How Plash-Goo Came to the Land of None's Desire"
- "The Three Sailors' Gambit"
- "The Exiles' Club"
- "The Three Infernal Jokes"
