Beloved around the world for his Little Tramp character, Charlie Chaplin was the most famous person on the planet during the early twentieth century, and his popularity endures to this day. Cinephiles and Chaplin aficionados will rejoice in these expert novelizations by a famed Hollywood screenwriter of the scripts for ten short films Chaplin made in 1915 for the Essanay Company of Chicago. The Bank: A bank janitor develops romantic designs on a secretaryA Woman: An eager suitor cross-dresses to deceive a disapproving father Work: A paperhanger's assistant wreaks havoc on a stately mansionThe Champion: A pet bulldog helps his master go for broke in the boxing ring His New Job: A prop man at a movie studio is given a chance to actBy the Sea: A bathing resort provides the backdrop for a series of comic adventuresA Night Out: A pair of friends go on a bender, spreading pandemonium in their pathThe Tramp: An admirer of a farmer's daughter is thwarted by a rivalIn the Park: A couple of star-crossed lovers receive help from a kindly CupidA Jitney Elopement: A Romeo rescues his sweetheart from an arranged marriage