This new anthology of short-story masterpieces includes 'in the Penal Colony' by Franz Kafka, 'Death in Venice' by Thomas Mann, 'The Golden Pot' by E. T. A. Hoffmann, 'The Earthquake in Chile' by Heinrich von Kleist, 'The Story of Jus...

Features 13 captivating tales, including stories by Maria Edgeworth and William Carleton from the beginning of Irish prose fiction in English; the retellings of traditional tales by Lady Gregory and Standish O'Grady from the great ag...