Twenty-two unabridged classics by Arthur Conan Doyle, Rudyard Kipling, Edgar Allan Poe, Oscar Wilde and others are read by a host of narrators.

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