This collection provides a wide selection of literary masterworks by authors of numerous nationalities. Included are: “The Father” by Bjornstjerne Bjornson, “A Christmas Guest” by Selma Lagerloff, “The Lover” by Maxim Gorky;,“The Forty-Seven Ronins” by Takashi Takamaya, “Patient Griselda” by Giovanni Boccaccio, “The Distracted Preacher” by Thomas Hardy, “The Lady of Launay” by Anthony Trollope, and many more.