A collection of Short Stories compiled from public domain. The stories are especially selected with the young Christian reader in mind.
Stories include: Esther, from the Old Testament.The history of Ali Baba and the forty robbers, from "The Arabian nights."Rip Van Winkle, by W. Irving.The Goldbug, by E.A. Poe.A Christmas carol, by C. Dickens.The great stone face, by N. Hawthorne.Rab and his friends, by J. Brown.The outcasts of Poker Flat, by B. Harte.Markheim, by R.L. Stevenson.The necklace, by G. de Maupassant.The man who would be king, by R. Kipling.The gift of the magi, by O. Henry
