The Sea Lady by H.G. Wells - Full Version

For the fashionable and affluent Randolph Buntings, it was just another day at the beach – that was until Fred spotted a mysterious lady in a red dress and Phrygian bathing-cap getting into difficulties far out at sea. Embarking on a brave and daring recue attempt. Fred waded in and brought her safely to shore. The family applauded warmly – after all, not every day had such excitement. It was only later that they spotted that this lady wasn’t quite ‘normal’ – in fact, to be precise, she had a tail. For it seemed the Randolph Buntings had been visited by a mermaid.

This charming, little-known fantasy by the author of "The Time Machine" and "The War of the Worlds" is also a sharply satirical look at the mores and moral of Edwardian England.