The Bucket Rider: A poor man seeks compassion but is found wanting

A Country Doctor: The plight of a doctor to save a sick boy meets many osbstacles

A Little Woman: A man tries to appease a woman frustrated with him in true Kafkaesque fashion

The Death of Ivan Ilyich

The Passing of Edward: A poignant story about an uncle coming back to visit

The Mouthless: A tale from the French symbolist writer known mainly to be the primary influence on Jorge Luis Borges

The Windfall: A tale about the greater good from Spains greatest short story writer

Luxury: A tale of prositution and redemption from Spains greatest short story writer

Spiritualism: A tale from the French symbolist writer known mainly to be the primary influence on Jorge Luis Borges

Rabies: A tale of disease from Spains greatest short story writer

Arachne: A tale from the French symbolist writer known mainly to be the primary influence on Jorge Luis Borges

The Last Lion: A tale of change and tradition from Spains greatest short story writer

The Opium Gates: A tale from the French symbolist writer known mainly to be the primary influence on Jorge Luis Borges

Compassion: A powerful tale about love from Spains greatest short story writer

The Strong: A tale from the French symbolist writer known mainly to be the primary influence on Jorge Luis Borges

Stories About Duels: French, Italian, Russian, American and English authors combine with stories about honour being breached

Snap-Dragon: An innocent game leads to death

The Rewards of Industry: In China a child uses chess to gain his fathers approval

Madam Lucifer: A classic Faustian tale set against a game of chess

The Bundle of Letters: A man discovers something in his wifes closet, driving him beyond the edge