"Babes In The Jungle" by O.Henry tells the story of two small time crooks who come to New York City to make a fortune in crime but find the going tougher than they expected...
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BABES IN THE JUNGLE by O.HENRY

Expand your horizons with this collection of hand-picked classic short stories and tales by writers like Jack London, Guy de Maupassant, Edith Wharton, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, Ray Bradbury, Hans Christian Anderson, Ambrose Bierce, and many others. These fast-paced stories and captivating tales are chosen for their unique flavor, are suitable for all ages and tastes, and provide a window to a time when writers knew how to tell great stories using descriptive words and phrases.. We now offer new episodes twice weekly, Wednesdays at 5pm ET and Sundays at noon ET. Plus watch for "Best Of" Fridays 1am.

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In this classic O.Henry short story, a second accountant in a small hardware store finds he has a talent for writing things that make people smile, He is soon selling his humorous writings to magazines, and one offers him a high paying job. But soon he begins running out of inspiration and finds himself chasing friends and family for funny quips-and things go downhill from there.
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BEST OF 1001 (#13 OF 447)  CONFESSIONS OF A HUMORIST by O.HENRY

A young socialite becomes the object of jealousy and desire when she attends a large party at a wealthy estate.
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THE EXPOSURE OF LORD STANSFORD by ROBERT BARR

The Duke's Mystery- A London private detective does his best to solve a robbery ring, and things go well until a local constable looking for a promotion follows the wrong clue- with disastrous results
Matrimonial Espionage- A wealthy man hires a detective to follow his wife and report if she is being unfaithful.
Both stories from Andrew Forrester's collection titled 'The Secret Service: Recollections of a City Detective
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THE DUKE'S MYSTERY and MATRIMONIAL ESPIONAGE   ANDREW  FORRESTER

A humorous Rudyard Kipling story based upon his time serving the military in India when it was a British colony. The narrator is an officer who has been given an extremely intelligent bull terrier by a subordinate whose career he saved after a drunken incident. The officer tries to find ways to return the dog to his owner but the owner keeps refusing, believing he has to serve "penance" for his mistakes..
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#12 (of 446)  BEST OF 1001     GARM-A HOSTAGE by RUDYARD KIPLING

In the territory bordering British-controlled India and wild Afghanistan, a special mission is sent out to capture a known thief and murderer and 13 of his men. They travel at night, but on the way they are surrounded in the darkness by the ghostly presence of a legion of cavalry who had met their fate previously at the hands of murderous Afghanis.
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BABES IN THE JUNGLE by O.HENRY

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