Jerome Klapka Jerome was an English writer and humorist. This short story collection includes Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green, Malvina of Brittany and Other Stories. "Malvina of Brittany" is a highly entertaining work that describes the life of Malvina, the Queen`s attendant. The book also includes such interesting stories like "Reginald Blake", "Financier and Cad", "An item of Fashionable Intelligence" and others.