Over the Plum Pudding

In this delightfully odd collection, a self‑deprecating editor finally unveils the stories that were meant for a missing Christmas volume. The front‑matter reads like a playful confession, explaining how business mishaps and a wandering publisher left the tales unpublished, and now invites readers to enjoy them at last. What follows is a series of brisk, comic sketches that tiptoe between the mundane and the supernatural.

From a hapless doctor confronting a stubborn ghost to an unmailed letter that refuses delivery, each vignette bursts with quick wit and absurdity. We meet a timid composer turned wizard, a bewildered baron plagued by a mysterious affliction, and a posse of spooks forming an unlikely brotherhood. Bangs’s clever dialogue and sly humor make even the most outlandish scenarios feel warmly familiar, offering a breezy listening experience that celebrates imagination and good‑natured satire.