A collection of twelve short stories by the author Perceval Gibbon, comprising: Those Who Smiled, The Dago, Wood-Ladies, A Man Before the Mast, The Girl, The Breadwinner, \"Plain German\", Alms and the Man, The Darkened Path, Miss Pilgrim\'s Progress, The Connoisseur, and The Day of Omens. 1920 edition; some language is not appropriate for modern sensibilities. Condition: Boards shelfworn, corner bumped, rubbed, slightly cocked, marked. Name of previous owner in faded ink on pastedown, name of previous owner on back FEP and pencil notes on back pastedown. Minor to moderate foxing and marks throughout but all text clearly readable and binding intact.