Chair on the Boulevard

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• Publisher: The Floating Press
• Year: 2014
• eBook ISBN:
  9781776584413
• Edition: 0

Early in his literary career, English writer Leonard Merrick gained a reputation as a serious writer who tackled tough social issues with unflinching realism. But in his later period, Merrick's style lightened considerably. In this collection of charming comedic short stories, Merrick's witty insight shines through.

Table of contents

• A CHAIR ON THE BOULEVARD
• Contents
• Introduction
• The Tragedy of a Comic Song
• Tricotrin Entertains
• The Fatal Florozonde
• The Opportunity of Petitpas
• The Café of the Broken Heart
• The Dress Clothes of Monsieur Pomponnet
• The Suicides in the Rue Sombre
• The Conspiracy for Claudine
• The Doll in the Pink Silk Dress
• The Last Effect
• An Invitation to Dinner
• The Judgment of Paris
• The Fairy Poodle
• Little-Flower-of-the-Wood
• A Miracle in Montmartre
• The Danger of Being a Twin
• Hercules and Aphrodite
• "Pardon, You Are Mademoiselle Girard!"
• How Tricotkin Saw London
• The Infidelity of Monsieur Noulens