Sad, funny, chilling, mysterious, romantic and always intriguing - these small masterpieces from the pens not only of literary legends but also of accomplished lesser-known writers of the past are guaranteed to capture the imagination, engage the emotions, linger in the memory and whet the appetite for more. Virginia Woolf E. W. Hornung Ambrose Bierce Maurice Leblanc Hesketh Prichard Grant Allen Clarence Rook O. Henry G. K. Chesterton Arthur Conan Doyle Brett Harte Charles Dickens Edgar Allan Poe Amelia B. Edwards Arnold Bennett W. W. Jacobs Edgar Wallace Stephen Crane