The Masterpieces of World Fiction series brings together the best-loved short stories by the great masters of the genre from Chekov and Maupassant, Kipling and Wilde, to O. Henry and Saki and Tolstoy and Conrad. Thoughtfully compiled by the bestselling author Terry O' Brien, this series is a great way for readers to revisit old favorites and for introducing literary masterpieces to newer, younger readers.

• Whirligigs
• Contents
• I THE WORLD AND THE DOOR
• II THE THEORY AND THE HOUND
• III THE HYPOTHESES OF FAILURE
• IV CALLOWAY’S CODE
• V A MATTER OF MEAN ELEVATION
• VI “GIRL”
• VII SOCIOLOGY IN SERGE AND STRAW
• VIII THE RANSOM OF RED CHIEF
• IX THE MARRY MONTH OF MAY
• X A TECHNICAL ERROR
• XI SUITE HOMES AND THEIR ROMANCE
• XII THE WHIRLIGIG OF LIFE
• XIII A SACRIFICE HIT
• XIV THE ROADS WE TAKE
• XV A BLACKJACK BARGAINER
• XVI THE SONG AND THE SERGEANT
• XVII ONE DOLLAR’S WORTH
• XVIII A NEWSPAPER STORY
• XIX TOMMY’S BURGLAR
• XX A CHAPARRAL CHRISTMAS GIFT
• XXI A LITTLE LOCAL COLOUR
• XXII GEORGIA’S RULING
• XXIII BLIND MAN’S HOLIDAY
• XXIV MADAME BO-PEEP, OF THE RANCHES
• THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE