
The anonymous Editors "[offer] to the public this collection of Great Short Stories... with the comfortable certainty that the edition... will be enjoyed by an immense public. For in this book, all you who seek delight in reading, and look for other works by storytellers who have brought you pleasure in the past, will discover new tales and adventures to beguile the hour." Contents: PAGE 1 . The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 69 . The Pavilion on the Links 126 . A Lodging for the Night 148 . Markheim 167 . The Bottle Imp 199 . The Sire de Malétroit's Door 221 . The Beach of Falesá 293 . The Suicide Club — 293. Story of the Young Man with the Cream Tarts — 324. Story of the Physician and the Saratoga Trunk — 350. The Adventures of the Hansom Cab