This volume features 18 stories by William Chambers Morrow, an American writer, now noted mainly for his short stories of horror and suspense. He is probably best known for the much-anthologised story "His Unconquerable Enemy", included in this volume, about the implacable revenge of a servant whose limbs have been amputated on the orders of a cruel rajah.
The stories included are: BOOK ONE THE APE, THE IDIOT & OTHER PEOPLE 1. The Resurrection of Little Wang Tai 2. The Hero of the Plague 3. His Unconquerable Enemy 4. The Permanent Stiletto 5. Over an Absinthe Bottle 6. The Inmate of the Dungeon 7. A Game of Honor 8. Treacherous Velasco 9. An Uncommon View of It 10. A Story Told by the Sea 11. An Original Revenge 12. Two Singular Men 13. The Faithful Amulet BOOK TWO THE MONSTER MAKER AND OTHER STORIES 1. The Monster Maker 2. The Haunted Automaton 3. The Gloomy Shadow 4. The Haunted Burglar 5. The Woman of the Inner Room