M. P. Shiel is known for descriptively rich and layered stories. This collection includes twelve of his weirdly atmospheric speculative fiction tales.
The stories included:
- Huguenin’s Wife
- The Spectre-Ship
- Tulsah
- Vaila
- Xélucha
- The Bride
- A Shot at the Sun
- The Bell of St. Sépulcre
- The Great King
- The Pale Ape
- Dark Lot of One Saul
- The Place of Pain