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