This is a four volume collection of fiction works compiled together by Charles Knight in 1881. Each volume has a large amount of shorter stories that are meant to be read in around thirty minutes. These volumes are a good way to get a small sample of various authors. The volumes are in good shape, there is some moderate shelf wear on the covers via rubbing and friction of two of the volumes but all the bindings and text blocks in all volumes look great. The edges are a little worn so they're not as gilded as they were originally but still look good.