"The Blunders of a Bashful Man" is a comic book about what it means to be a bashful person. The author sets a protagonist in different possible attending a picnic, making an evening call, going to the circus, opening the wrong door, visiting a ball, or even committing suicide. The man is doomed to meet little misfortunes everywhere, although everything can be changed with more courage.
Metta Victoria Fuller Victor (née Metta Victoria Fuller; nom de plume Seeley Regester) (March 2, 1831 – June 26, 1885) was an American novelist, credited with authoring of one of the first detective novels in the United States. She wrote more than 100 dime novels, pioneering the field.