Contents [PREFACE] [I. Maddened by Mystery: or, The Defective Detective] [II. “Q.” A Psychic Pstory of the Psupernatural] [III. Guido the Gimlet of Ghent: A Romance of Chivalry] [IV. Gertrude the Governess: or, Simple Seventeen] [V. A Hero in Homespun: or, The Life Struggle of Hezekiah Hayloft] [VI. Sorrows of a Super Soul: or, The Memoirs of Marie Mushenough] [VII. Hannah of the Highlands: or, The Laird of Loch Aucherlocherty] [VIII. Soaked in Seaweed: or, Upset in the Ocean (An Old-fashioned Sea Story.)] [IX. Caroline's Christmas: or, The Inexplicable Infant] [X. he Man in Asbestos: An Allegory of the Future]