Contains thirty stories by the English author mainly set in the colonies, in a world in which men and women are caught between their European values and the richness and ambiguity of the unfamiliar surroundings.
A selection of twenty short stories written by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne between 1832 and 1850, reflecting his themes of guilt and secrecy, intellectual and moral pride, the supernatural, and the decadence of New England Puritanism.
A collection of forty-seven stories by such Canadian authors as Alice Munro and John Metcalf, arranged chronologically and focusing on works written after World War II.
A collection of tales including "The Snow Queen," "The Little Mermaid," "The Little Match girl," "Thumbelina," "The Elfin Hill," "Little Ida's Flower," "The Ugly Duckling," "The Wild Swans," and "The Emperor's New Clothes.".