Other Fiction French, Joseph L (Ed): Masterpieces of Mystery Mystic-Humorous Stories. v1 4 Jan 2008

[Stanart]

This is the third of a set of four mystery volumes from 1922 edited by Joseph Lewis French.

Masterpieces of Mystery
Mystic-Humorous Stories

CONTENTS:
MAY-DAY EVE Algernon Blackwood
THE DIAMOND LENS Fitz-James O’Brien
THE MUMMY’S FOOT Théopile Gautier
MR. BLOKE’S ITEM Mark Twain
A GHOST Lafcadio Hearn
THE MAN WHO WENT TOO FAR E. F. Benson
CHAN TOW THE HIGHROB Chester Bailey Fernando
THE INMOST LIGHT Arthur Machen
THE SECRET OF GORESTHORPE GRANGE A. Conan Doyle
THE RIVAL GHOSTS Brander Matthews

I have added a cover.

The other books in the series are:
Masterpieces of Mystery Detective Stories
Masterpieces of Mystery Ghost Stories
Masterpieces of Mystery Riddle Stories

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[Lobolover]

Okay,WHY are theese three stories categorised as "humorous"?

THE MAN WHO WENT TOO FAR E. F. Benson

A man wanders through the discoveries of nature and is found dead,before the FINAL revelation,with the hoofs of Pan on his body.

THE MUMMY’S FOOT Théopile Gautier

Tells the tale of a strange descent into the ancient tombs of egypt.

THE INMOST LIGHT Arthur Machen

A story of a man exchanging the soul of his wife for-SOMETHING else.