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