A fascinating and varied collection of 50 great classic short stories, including ghost stories, crimes, humorous tales and passionate romance.

The Tool by W. F. Harvey
• The Overcrowded Iceberg by Morley Roberts
• The House Surgeon by Rudyard Kipling
• Powers of the Air by J. D. Beresford
• The Substitute by W. W. Jacobs
• A Tough Tussle by Ambrose Bierce
• The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance by M. R. James
• A Pair of Silk Stockings by Kate Chopin
• The Hidden Beast by J. D. Beresford
• The Rival Beauties by W. W. Jacobs
• Philanthropy by John Galsworthy
• After Twenty Years by O. Henry
• Mary Postgate by Rudyard Kipling
• A Newspaper Story by O. Henry
• The Leather Case by Walter S. Masterman
• Bats in the Belfry by Harry Graham
• A Skinful of Trouble by Arthur Morrison
• The Penance by Saki
• Ways of Escape by J. D. Beresford
• Mrs. Scarr by Elinor Mordaunt.

Plus 30 more enthralling stories.