After Dark

A collection of linked short stories by Victorian novelist Wilkie Collins, framed by the diary of Leah, wife of a traveling portrait painter forced to stop working due to failing eyesight. He tells tales of the people he meets to earn a living.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

Topic

Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic short stories›British, Irish, and Commonwealth›Adventure, crime, and war

Reader

Bibliophiles›Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic short stories›British, Irish, and Commonwealth›Adventure, crime, and war