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F. W. Chambers
Best known for a lively collection of humorous anecdotes first published in 1916, this writer has a knack for quick punchlines and light, old-fashioned comic storytelling. Very little biographical information seems to survive, which gives the work an extra air of curiosity.
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Ever Heard This? Over Three Hundred Good Stories
by F. W. Chambers
About the author
F. W. Chambers is the credited author of Ever Heard This? Over Three Hundred Good Stories, a collection of brief comic tales and witty sketches. The book was published by Methuen in London, with the first edition appearing on October 27, 1916, followed by later editions that same year.
From the surviving records that are easy to confirm, Chambers appears to be a notably obscure figure. Major public-domain and bookselling sources consistently link the name to this humor collection, but they do not offer much dependable personal background, so it is safest not to claim more than the published record clearly shows.
For readers, that means the writing takes center stage: brisk, joke-shaped pieces, playful turns of phrase, and the kind of light entertainment that was made to be dipped into a few pages at a time. If you enjoy vintage humor and quick anecdotal storytelling, Chambers' work still has an easy charm.