"The Dinner Club" by H. C. McNeile is a series of related tales set in the early 1900s. Six accomplished men—an Actor, a Lawyer, a Physician, an Average Man, a Military Man, and an Author—form a dinner club where they share captivating personal stories. The club’s setup is discussed; a member hosts dinner and then tells a story related to their work. The Actor starts it off by telling a sad story about a young woman who comes to him after a show requesting urgent help. This opening scene draws in both the club members and the audience, highlighting the complexities of human relationships and goals that affect people's lives.
The Dinner Club
By H. C. (Herman Cyril) McNeile
Six accomplished men gather to share meals and gripping stories, revealing the intriguing and often emotional twists of fate that connect their lives.
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About the AuthorHerman Cyril McNeile, MC, commonly known as Cyril McNeile and publishing under the name H. C. McNeile or the pseudonym Sapper, was a British soldier and author. Drawing on his experiences in the trenches during the First World War, he started writing short stories and getting them published in the Daily Mail. As serving officers in the British Army were not permitted to publish under their own names, he was given the pen name "Sapper" by Lord Northcliffe, the owner of the Daily Mail; the nickname was based on that of his corps, the Royal Engineers.
Herman Cyril McNeile, MC, commonly known as Cyril McNeile and publishing under the name H. C. McNeile or the pseudonym Sapper, was a British soldier and author. Drawing on his experiences in the trenches during the First World War, he started writing short stories and getting them published in the Daily Mail. As serving officers in the British Army were not permitted to publish under their own names, he was given the pen name "Sapper" by Lord Northcliffe, the owner of the Daily Mail; the nickname was based on that of his corps, the Royal Engineers.
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