xiii, [1], 375, [3] pp. Color and black-and-white illustrations by Charles Raymond. A selection of short stories by the author of The Jungle Book who was also known for his poetry, with an introduction by editor Bernard Bergonzi. Includes: Lispeth; The Bronckhorst Divorce-Case; The Madness of Private Ortheris; The Phantom 'Rickshaw; Baa Baa, Black Sheep; On Greenhow Hill; The Man Who Was; Without Benefit of Clergy; The City of Dreadful Night; At the End of the Passage; The Finest Story in the World; Love-o'-Women; The Record of Badalia Herodsfoot; The Bridge-Builders; The Ship That Found Herself; Wireless; They; Mrs. Bathhurst; Mary Postgate; The Wish House; The Gardener; The Eye of Allah; Dayspring Mishandled.