This outstanding collection of more than 30 brilliant short stories — each just six or fewer pages in length — features popular tales by Kafka, Poe, Dickens, O. Henry, Chekhov, Wilde, and many others.

The world's finest composers take center stage in this singular collection of ready-to-color illustrations.

Summaries, selections from the appropriate text, and captions accompany the illustrations. 30 black-and-white illustrations.

"Meets CSF II requirements"-Back cover.