This outstanding collection of short stories comprises masterpieces written by literary geniuses of nineteenth-and twentieth-century England, Ireland, Russia and America. Among the writers included are Anton Chekhov, Oscar Wilde, Charles Dickens, Mark Twain and many more masters of the art of fiction.

The variety in style and subject is enormous, but all these stories have one point in common -the enduring quality of the writing, which places them among the masterpieces of the world's fiction. Chosen for their timeless relevance and fantastic depiction of human nature and drama, this fabulous collection of classic stories is sure to please any reader!