
Stories of Odd Jobs and Strange Callings
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Narrated by:
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Cathy Dobson
About this listen
A fascinating collection of classic short stories featuring unusual ways of making a living.
- 'The Umbrella-Mender' by Beatrice Harraden
- 'The Triumphs of a Taxidermist' by H. G. Wells
- 'A Pair of Silk Stockings' by Kate Chopin
- 'A Skinful of Trouble' by Arthur Morrison
- 'White Magic' by Ella d'Arcy
- 'A Deal in Ostriches' by H. G. Wells
- 'His Tale of Bricks' by Arthur Morrison
- 'Quality' by John Galsworthy
- 'The Coffin Merchant' by Richard Middleton
- 'The Brazen Serpent' by R. Austin Freeman
- 'The Man Who Fell in Love with the Cooperative Stores' by Stella Benson
- 'A Catastrophe' by H. G. Wells
- 'A Lucifo Match' by Arthur Morrison
- 'The Conjurer' by Richard Middleton
- 'The Secret of the Strong Room' by J. S. Fletcher
- 'The Magic Shop' by H. G. Wells
- 'White Stockings' by Edgar Wallace
- 'Sparkling Biacrene' by F. Anstey
- 'The Silver Mask' by Hugh Walpole
- 'The Student Lodger' by Neil Munro
- 'The Secret of the Barbican' by J. S. Fletcher
- 'Mr. Pappas' by A. J. Alan
- 'The Child in the Garden' by Leonard Merrick
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