Mr. Newby's Revenge

By Ruth Sims

Tormented as a young boy, a man decides to settle the score and devises an intricate plan to get back at the one person who truly wronged him.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Untreed Reads
• Release date: Mar 30, 2010
• ISBN: 9781452402529

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Mr. Newby’s Revenge

Copyright 2010 by Ruth Sims/Untreed Reads Publishing

Cover art copyright 2010 by Untreed Reads Publishing, created by Dara England

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This is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to the living or dead is entirely coincidental.

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The Lawyer, The Ghost and The Cursed Chair

Burma Girl

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Mr. Newby’s Revenge

By Ruth Sims

Revenge is a dish best prepared by a long, slow simmer, and then savored.

—Mr. Newby

Of course Mr. Newby had a first name. But it is immaterial, and by the time this story takes place there was no one in the world who knew what that name was except himself.

As an infant he had been found wrapped up in a blanket on the steps of St. Dinadan’s Orphanage for Boys, without even a note pinned to his diaper. Though he was officially given the name of a saint, the adults at the orphanage always referred to him in private as Unfortunate. As he moved from infant to toddler to school age, the other boys, both large and small, gave him other names, most of them unkind. Ugly. Fatty. Stupid. Retard. Queer. Moron. Lard Ass. Four Eyes. Faggot. They regularly put him headfirst into toilets and

Reviews for Mr. Newby's Revenge

[jshillingford_2 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I purchased this because I had enjoyed Sims' first novel, "The Phoenix." While the two genres are completely different, I have to say - I loved this story! And anyone who has been bullied in their life will probably understand why. Didn't we all dream of revenge? Of seeing our tormentor get a comeuppance? This short story delivers that revenge in a most satisfying way. And no, the bully doesn't die, where would the fun be in that? The story is tightly paced; readers get just enough info to sympathize with the protagonist and the ending is cleverly managed. Highly recommended! And you can't go wrong with the price.