This anthology categorizes short stories by genre, such as stories of oral tradition, romance and adventure, detective and mystery, and science fiction. Many of the best classic authors are represented in the anthology, including Katherine Mansfield, Leo Tolstoy, Guy de Maupassant, Anton Chekhov, Washington Irving, Thomas Malory, O. Henry, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Bret Harte and Willa Cather.