This book contains70 short storiesfrom 10 classic, prize-winning and noteworthy authors. The stories were carefully selected by the criticAugust Nemo, in a collection that will please theliterature lovers.
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This book contains:
Sheridan Le Fanu:
- Carmilla
- Green Tea
- Mr. Justice Harbottle
- The Familiar
- The Room in the Dragon Volant
- Jim Sulivan's Adventures in the Great Snow
- HauntedH. Heron and E. Heron:
- The Story of Saddler's Croft
- The Story of Baelbrow
- The Story of Yand Manor House
- The Story of Konnor Old House
- The Story of the Spaniards, Hammersmith
- The Story of Sevens Hall
- The Tale of the Moor RoadCharlotte Riddell:
- A Strange Christmas Story
- Walnut-Tree House
- The Open Door
- Nut Bush Farm
- The Old House in Vauxhall Walk
- Sandy the Tinker
- Old Mrs. JonesFlora Annie Steel:
- Sir Buzz
- The Rat's Wedding
- The Faitful Prince
- The Bear's Bad Bargain
- Prince Lionheart and HisThree Friends
- Princess Aubergine
- Valiant Vicky, The Brave WeaverAmelia B. Edwards:
- A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest
- The Story of Salome
- In the Confessional
- Was it an illusion?
- How the Third Floor Knew the Potteries
- The Tragedy in the Palazzo BardelloMargaret Oliphant:
- A window's tale.
- Queen Eleanor and fair Rosamond
- Mademoiselle
- The Lily and the thorn
- The strange adventures of John Percival
- A story of a wedding-tour
- JohnMaria Edgeworth:
- The Grateful Negro
- The Prussian Vase
- The Good Aunt
- The Good French Governess
- The Orphans
- The False Key
- TarltonS. Baring-Gould:
- Jean Bouchon
- Pomps and Vanities
- McAlister
- The Leaden Ring
- The Mother of Pansies
- The Red-haired Girl
- A Professional Secret
Edward Bellamy:
- The Blindman's World
- An Echo Of Antietam
- The Old Folks' Party
- The Cold Snap
- Two Days' Solitary Imprisonment
- Potts's Painless Cure
- A Summer Evening's DreamArnold Bennett:
- The Lion's Share
- The Burglary
- News of the Engagement
- Beginning the New Year
- From One Generation to Another
- The Death of Simon Fuge
- In a New Bottle