Stories in this collection are gathered from Northern Europe--Russian--Swedish--Danish-Hungarian. The collection includes The Queen of Spades by Alexander Sergeievitch Pushkin, The General's Will by Vera Jelihovsky, Crime and Punishment by Feodor Mikhailovitch Dostoyevsky, The Safety Match by Anton Chekhoff, Knights of Industry by Vsevolod Vladimirovitch Krestovski, The Amputated Arms by Jorgen Wilhelm Bergsoe, The Manuscript by Otto larssen, The Sealed Room by Bernhard Severin Ingemann, The Rector of Veilbye by Steen Steensen Blicher, The Living Death by Ferencz Molnar, Thirteen at Table by Maurus Jokai, The Dancing Bear by Etienne barsony, and The Tower Room by Arthur Elck.