Having established himself as one of the leading writers of his generation Mackenzie embarked on a dazzling literary career which covered fiction, travel, biography, essays, poetry and journalism. He also founded Gramophone, a periodical devoted to reviewing recordings. Contents: Neptune's Grotto; The Factory; The Proposal; Married Life; Tintacks in Brigham; The Diorama; True Love; Rogues and Vagabonds; A Merry Christmas; The Pantomime; At the End of the Harlequinade; Looking for Work; Lebanon House; Letizia the First; The Tunnel; Blackboy Passage; The Two Roads; Triennial; Nancy's Contralto; Southward; Classic Grief; Sorrento; Coeur de Lion; Decennial; and The Common Chord.