Contents include: The Box Tunnel by Charles Reade, Minions Of The Moon by F. W. Robinson, The Four-fifteen Express by Amelia B. Edwards, The Wrong Black Bag by Angelo Lewis, The Three Strangers by Thomas Hardy, Mr. Lismore And The Widow by Wilkie Collins, and The Philosopher In The Apple Orchard by Anthony Hope.
Charles Reade was an English novelist and dramatist, best known for The Cloister and the Hearth. He fell out of fashion by the turn of the century - "it is unusual to meet anyone who has voluntarily read him," wrote George Orwell in an essay on Reade - but during the 19th century Reade was one of England's most popular novelists. He was not highly regarded by critics.
A collection of short stories by various English writers. I particularly enjoyed "The Four-fifteen Express" by Amelia B Edwards and "The Three Strangers" by Thomas Hardy.