Little Novels

Wilkie Collins's collection of fourteen short stories:

-Mrs Zant and the Ghost
Experiencing a vision of her dead husband.

-Miss Morris and the Stranger
Becoming a governess.

-Mr Cosway and the Landlady
Hearing that your future wife has died.

-Mr Medhurst and the Princess
Caught up in a minor political intrigue.

-Mr Lismore and the Widow
Being in financial difficulties.

-Miss Jeromette and the Clergyman
Falling in love with a Frenchwoman.

-Miss Mina and the Groom
Marrying a groom.

-Mr Lepel and the Housekeeper
A play of their future.

-Mr Captain and the Nymph
The Fortuna is blown off course in the South Pacific..

-Mr Marmaduke and the Minister
Falling in love with a minister's daughter.

-Mr Percy and the Prophet
Frenchman scratching a living by fortune-telling.

-Miss Bertha and the Yankee
An illegal duel fight.

-Miss Dulane and My Lord
Making a marriage of convenience.

-Mr Policeman and the Cook
Confession describes a murder case.