The book contains a collection of ten stories ranging from historical fiction, to fantasy, to romance. “The Story of Ulla”, “The Vengeance of Dungarvan”, “A Dreadful Night”, “Rutherford the Twice-Born”, “A Stranger Woman”, “A Narrow Escape”, “That Babe of Meg's”, “A Fair Puritan”, “Meg of the Braids”, “Margaret Spens”. This version includes the full text of the 1895 edition, a short biography of the author and the complete bibliography of Arnold’s fictional and non-fictional works.