This collection brings toghether some of the best examples of late nineteenth- and early
twentieth-century short stories. Some are about ordinary People to whom something unexpected
happens. Others are about unusual characters or events. Some of the stories are funny and
others are more serious. All of them are highly enjoyable. Stories by: H.G. Wells Oscar Wilde
P.G. Wodehouse Katherine Mansfield Edgar Allan Poe Anthony Trollope W. Somerset Maugham
