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"Down Pens"
A couple discuss techniques for writing thank you letters.
(Humour)
- Date Added: April 2010
- Length: 5 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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"Ministers of Grace"
An unusually religious Duke gets tired of petty party politics and replaces the members of the Houses of Parliament with Angels.
(Sci-Fi,Humour)
- Date Added: January 2000
- Length: 10 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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A Bread And Butter Miss
Speculation about the outcome of the closest Derby race in years intensifies when Lola Pevensey claims to have dreamt the winner.
(Humour)
- Date Added: December 2001
- Length: 6 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:3 stars
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A Matter of Sentiment
The day before the big race and those gathered for Lady Susan's house-party are keen that their money be on the right horse.
(Humour)
- Date Added: January 2000
- Length: 4 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:3 stars
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Adrian
Mrs Mebberly takes on a little more than expected when she arranges to take the angelic looking young 'Adrian' on holiday.
(Humour)
- Date Added: January 2000
- Length: 4 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:3 stars
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Bertie's Christmas Eve
Bertie Steffink takes action against his disapproving relatives.
(Humour)
- Date Added: December 2001
- Length: 6 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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Canossa
The government's success in a by-election becomes dependant on the acquittal of an obviously guilty man.
(Humour)
- Date Added: December 2001
- Length: 5 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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Esme
Clovis is sceptical that the Baroness' hunting story will be as unusual as promised.
(Humour)
- Date Added: January 2000
- Length: 6 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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Excepting Mrs. Pentherby
At an extended house party everyone gets along splendidly with one another - except a certain Mrs. Pentherby.
(Humour)
- Date Added: December 2001
- Length: 5 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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Fate
A penniless young gentleman with a mildly successful gambling habit finds a 'sure thing' to put some serious money on.
(Humour)
- Date Added: December 2001
- Length: 5 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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Filboid Studge
An aspiring groom is given the task of designing an advertising campaign for the most disgusting cereal ever created.
(Humour)
- Date Added: January 2000
- Length: 3 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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For The Duration Of The War
Boredom leads a rector into temptation following his move to a country parish.
(Humour)
- Date Added: December 2001
- Length: 5 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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Forewarned
Alethia Debchance, raised on a strict diet of romance novels, leaves home for the first time to visit her distant cousin Robert, an aspiring politician.
(Humour)
- Date Added: December 2001
- Length: 6 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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Hermann the Irascible
A newly imported King of England finds a harsh - but effective - way of dealing with the country's feminists.
(Humour)
- Date Added: January 2000
- Length: 3 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:5 stars
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Hyacinth
Matilda ignores Mrs. Panstreppon's advice not to take her rumbustious son to the poll on his father's election day.
(Humour)
- Date Added: December 2001
- Length: 7 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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Louis
When his wife's dog begins to shift the balance of power in their relationship, Mr Strudwarden resolves to take extreme measures.
(Humour)
- Date Added: February 2001
- Length: 5 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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Louise
An absent-minded old lady forgets where she left her niece.
(Humour)
- Date Added: December 2001
- Length: 4 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:3 stars
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Mark
An author, at work on the third chapter of his eighth novel, is interrupted by an encyclopaedia salesman.
(Humour)
- Date Added: December 2001
- Length: 5 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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Morlvera
In the window of a dismal 'Toy Emporium' a particularly horrible doll in peach-coloured velvet with leopard-skin accessories fires the imagination of two passing children.
(Humour)
- Date Added: December 2001
- Length: 5 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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Mrs Packletide's Tiger
When Loona Bimberton pulls off a coup with her celebrated 'Algerian aviator', Mrs Packletide feels compelled to respond.
(Humour)
- Date Added: July 1999
- Length: 4 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:5 stars
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