William Pett Ridge was an English author, born at Chartham, near Canterbury, Kent, on 22 April 1859, and was educated at Marden, Kent, and at the Birkbeck Institute, London.

This book contains:

- Ah Lun's Gift.

- The Alteration in Mr. Kershaw.

- A Brief Comic Opera.

- A Cautious Youth.

- A Conflict of Interests.

- A Determined Young Person.

- Easy Come.