Stories

• "The Enemies to Each Other"

The story of Adam and Eve retold in the style of a Muslim fable

• "Sea Constables: a Tale of ’15"

Weekend sailors turned naval officers discuss their patrolling of the coast over dinner

• " 'In the Interests of the Brethren' "

An account of the generous hospitality of a Masonic Lodge

Masonic Lodge

This article is about the Masonic term for a membership group. For buildings named Masonic Lodge, see Masonic Lodge A Masonic Lodge, often termed a Private Lodge or Constituent Lodge, is the basic organisation of Freemasonry...

 in wartime

• "The United Idolaters"

A tale of school life, in which Stalky & Co discover Uncle Remus

Uncle Remus

Uncle Remus is a fictional character, the title character and fictional narrator of a collection of African American folktales adapted and compiled by Joel Chandler Harris, published in book form in 1881...

and outrage a new master

• "The Wish House"

An old Sussex woman talks about the love of her life and the price she paid for loving him

• "The Janeites"

An still-bewildered old soldier recalls how he came to join a 'secret society' of Jane Austen

Jane Austen

Jane Austen was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature, her realism and biting social commentary cementing her historical importance among scholars and critics.Austen lived...

 admirers and gives his own unique take on her oeuvre

• "The Prophet and the Country"

A stranded motorist meets an exiled American who explains his passionate objection to Prohibition

Prohibition

Prohibition of alcohol, often referred to simply as prohibition, is the practice of prohibiting the manufacture, transportation, import, export, sale, and consumption of alcohol and alcoholic beverages. The term can also apply to the periods in the histories of the countries during which the...

• "The Bull that Thought"

A story about an uncannily intelligent bull with a flair for the bullfight

Bullfighting

Bullfighting is a traditional spectacle of Spain, Portugal, southern France and some Latin American countries , in which one or more bulls are baited in a bullring for sport and entertainment...

• "A Madonna of the Trenches"

After the war, a soldier reveals the true cause of his "shell-shock"

• "The Propagation of Knowledge"

A tale of school life, in which Stalky & Co bait their English master with the Curiosities of Literature

Isaac D'Israeli

Isaac D'Israeli was a British writer, scholar and man of letters. He is best known for his essays, his associations with other men of letters, and for being the father of British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli....

and the Baconian theory

Baconian theory

The Baconian theory of Shakespearean authorship holds that Sir Francis Bacon, lawyer, philosopher, essayist and scientist, wrote the plays conventionally attributed to William Shakespeare, and that the historical Shakespeare was merely a front to shield the identity of Bacon, who could not take...

• "A Friend of the Family"

An Australian soldier avenges his friend by waging war on the home front

• "On the Gate: a Tale of ’16"

A fantasy in which St Peter and the administrators of Heaven struggle to cope with the surge of souls from the war

• "The Eye of Allah"

In a mediaeval abbey, an artist shows some doctors an early microscope

Microscope

A microscope is an instrument used to see objects that are too small for the naked eye. The science of investigating small objects using such an instrument is called microscopy...

, which provokes debate

• "The Gardener"

A story about respectability and mother-love

Poems

• The Changelings
• The Vineyard
• ‘Banquet Night’
• To the Companions (Horace, ode 17, Bk. v.)
• The Centaurs
• ‘Late Came the God’
• Rahere
• The Survival (Horace, Ode 22 Bk. v.)
• Jane’s Marriage
• The Portent (Horace, Ode 20, Bk, v.)
• Alnaschar and the Oxen
• Gipsy Vans
• The Birthright
• A Legend of Truth
• We and They
• The Supports
• Untimely
• The Last Ode: Nov. 27, B.C. 8 (Horace, Ode 31, Bk. v.)
• The Burden

Online texts

• "Banquet Night"
• Debits and Credits

External links

• A Readers' Guide to Debits and Credits