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1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales

MR.VINCENT EGG AND THE WAGE OF SIN H.C. BUNNER

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales

Jon Hagadorn

Fiction, Arts

4.21.1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 August 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

An elder man living out his latter days in Paris and working part time writing for a tour guide spends one week every month drinking himself into a stupor between writing jobs and having no concern for other people's problems until his laundress (washerwoman) shares her miserable life with him, giving him a reason to care for others.

For more HC Bunner narrated stories visit our Bunner collection at:  https://www.bestof1001stories.com/show/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/categories/hc-bunner/

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This is your host and storyteller, John Haggardorn.

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Today, another short story from H.C. Bunner.

1:55.2

This one from his collection, More Short Sixes.

1:59.1

More Short Sixes is a collection of humorous short stories written in the late 19th century.

2:04.6

The narratives reflect the ironic and whimsical side of human nature,

2:08.6

featuring a variety of characters in amusing and relatable situations,

2:12.7

often highlighting their foibles and misunderstandings.

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