This collecton features some of Twain's best known stories, as well as some lesser-known gems, such as "A Mysterious Visit", "The Facts Concerning the Recent Carnival of Crime in Connecticut", and "The Loves of Alonzo Fitz-Clarence and Rosannah Ethelton".

The 24 stories included are: "The Invalid's Story”, "A Dog's Tale”, "Bakers Bluejay Yarn”, "Cannabalism in the Cars”, "The Story of the Bad Little Boy”, "Adam's Diary”, "Eve's Diary”, "A Ghost Story”, "The Man Who Put Up at Gadsby's”, "How I Edited an Agricultural Paper”, "Edward Mills and George Benton: A Tale”, "The Stolen White Elephant”, "The McWilliams and the Burglar Alarm”, "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County”, "Mrs. McWilliams and the Lightning”, "A Double-Barrelled Detective Story”, "The Facts Concerning the Recent Carnival of Crime in Connecticut”, "The Canvassar's Tale”, "The Californian's Tale”, "The Joke That Made Ed's Fortune”, "The One Million Pound Bank Note”, "The Loves of Alonzo Fitz Clarence and Rosannah Ethelton."