A treasure chest of the written and spoken word, this collection is read by brilliant actors who make this audio anthology a genuine treat for the listener. This audio recording includes the following short stories: - Reginald on House Parties by Saki, read by Nigel Hawthorne- The Sphinx without a Secret by Oscar Wilde, read by Martin Jarvis- Tobermory by Saki, read by Barbara Leigh-Hunt- On Being Idle by Jerome K. Jerome, read by Hugh Laurie- For Better or Worse by W.W. Jacobs, read by Joanna David- The Model Millionaire by Oscar Wilde, read by T. P. McKenna- The Garden of Truth by E. Nesbit, read by Harriet Walker- The Cat That Walked by Himself by Rudyard Kipling, read by Liza Goddard- The Girl from Arles by Alphonse Daudet, read by Stephen Fry- Mr. & Mrs. Dove by Katherine Mansfield, read by Rosalind Ayres- Georgie Porgie by Rudyard Kipling, read by Edward Fox- Caterpillars by E. F. Benson, read by Patrick Malahide- Lost Hearts by M. R. James, read by Richard Pasco- Ship to Tarshish by John Buchan, read by Iain Cuthbertson- The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe, read by Richard Pasco- The Man of the Night by Edgar Wallace, read by Robin Bailey- Dr. Heidegger's Experiment by Nathaniel Hawthorne, read by Nicky Henson- B-24 by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, read by Brian Cox- Pat Hobby & Orson Welles by F. Scott Fitzgerald, read by Kerry Shale- Mad by Guy de Maupassant, read by Derek Jacobi- The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe, read by Richard Griffiths- The Monkey's Paw by W. W. Jacobs, read by Patrick Malahide