Gripping short stories from a wide variety of cultures and different eras pre-1914.

Stories include: The Tinderbox, Hans Christian Anderson; The Magic Ring, Osca Wilde; The Creation of Man; From Tiger to Anansi; David and Goliath, The Good News Bible; David and Goliath, James I Bible; The Conceited Man; The Selfish Giant; Tseng and the Holy Many; Gypsies The Father, Biornstjerne Bjornson; The Fisherman, Jonas Lie; The Pardoner's Tale, Geoffrey Chaucer; The Monkey's Paw, W W Jacobs; A New England Nun, Mary Wilkins Freeman; The Necklace, Guy de Maupassant; The Gift of the Magi, O Henry.

This book is part of a book series called New Longman Literature 11-14 .

. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.

There are 224 pages in this book. This book was published 2001 by Pearson Education Limited .

George Layton has combined a successful acting career with a successful writing career. In July 2000 George received an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from the University of Bradford in recognition of his work as an actor and writer. He is perhaps best known for being the narrator of Pigeon Street