Maud: The Season Finale

A special extended episode brings the current season of Maud to a thrilling conclusion... Herewith my report of the events of the 14th inst. If I am required at a future date to give similar accounts of the 14th ult. and the 14th prox. I will be happy to oblige, present ... Read More...

The inner life of Baines

As the tale of Maud and Beelzebub continues to get wildly out of hand, maidservant Baines is getting strange ideas... “Dust that gewgaw, Baines. As you can see, I am slumped on the chaise-longue, listless and enervated, taking dainty sips from a china cup of what I am given to understand ... Read More...

The Devil in the Kitchen

Nobody can prepare devilled kidneys better than the devil himself... Greetings. My name is Beelzebub, and I am the devil incarnate. You may have seen pictures of me, colour plates in books or crude engravings in religious tracts, where I am often depicted with a goaty appearance, with horns and cloven hooves ... Read More...

Maud and the Person from Porlock

Having refused to come into the garden, Maud retires to the house. But her troubles are only just beginning... And so it happened that Maud, having resisted the blandishments of the cad whose dearest wish was to coax her into the garden, repaired, not to her inner sanctum to do her ... Read More...

Come into the Garden, Maud

A variation on a theme of Alfred, Lord Tennyson... “Come into the garden, Maud.” “Not on your nelly. You know only too well that I am a neurasthenic recluse, and I prefer to remain in my bungalow with the windows shuttered, sitting at my escritoire penning tear-stained verses. When I have finished ... Read More...