Tales of the Wonder Club

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The Wonder Club is a small clique of brotherhood which assembles some of the most eminent men who meet in a rather esteemed pub known as the "Headless Lady." The chief delight of this club was to tell or to listen to stories which were all more or less of the marvelous class, and which each took it by turn to relate to the rest. These are their stories: Volume I: The Phantom FleaThe Lawyer's Story The Spirit LoversThe Doctor's Story Containing Mr. Parnassus's Poem, The Glacier King The Mermaid Palace; or, Captain Toughyarn's Dream The Headless LadyThe Artist's First Story The Demon Guide; or, the Gnome of the MountainThe Geologist's Story The Pigmy Queen; A Fairy TaleThe Landlord's Daughter's Story The Haunted Stage BoxThe Tragedian's Story The Spirit LegThe Analytical Chemist's Story An Interlude Lost in the CatacombsThe Antiquary's Story Volume II: Buried AliveThe Landlord's Story Der ScharfrichterThe Artist's Second Story The Three PaulsThe Artist's Third Story The Waxen ImageThe Hostess's Story In which occurs Mr. Parnassus' BalladThe Chieftain's Destiny A Tale of the French RevolutionThe Barber's Story Volume III: The Gipsy QueenMr. Blackdeed's New Play

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