Contains five short fiction stories by nineteenth-century American writer Henry James, including the title work about two children whose new governess believes are being haunted by the ghosts of former servants.
Hester Prynne, a young woman in seventeenth century Massachusets, is condemned by Puritan law to wear a scarlet "A" as the symbol of the sin she committed.
The devil makes a bargain with the aged Faust. If Faust is granted one moment of complete contentment, he loses his soul. Faust regains his youth and travels to enjoy every form of early pleasure.