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.