John Kendrick Bangs 
The Enchanted Typewriter 

You see, about ten years ago the people of Cimmeria got rather tired of the condition of their streets. They were badly paved. They were full of good intentions, but the citizens thought they ought to have something more lasting…

Sometimes a shade has to do what a shade has to do. The Americanization of Hades has brought with it upheaval and golf. The late James Boswell has a newspaper to run, and thus he borrows the Enchanted Typewriter of the amazed author. Thus it’s explained how the various tales from Hades came about in our living world and why he managed to bicycle with so many unseen companions at once.