A set of four books from the Macmillan Literature Collection: ~ Horror Stories: From a supernatural presence on a beach to a crazed underground beast, this collection has ghosts and spirits to frighten even the most hardened horror Includes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, M. R. James, W. W. Jacobs, Fritz Leiber and Jane Gardam. ~ Love Stories: Classic and modern stories of love and betrayal. From the farm girl who searches for new love after a disappointing affair, to the housewife who has everything but still wants Includes stories by D. H. Lawrence, Katherine Mansfield, Graham Greene, H. G. Wells, H. E. Bates and F. Scott Fitzgerald. ~ American Stories: A collection of classic and modern stories by some of America`s finest writers. Includes stories by Dorothy Parker, Theodore Dreiser, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Patricia Highsmith and Edith Wharton. ~ Science Fiction Stories People who can travel through time and space; two boys who can make themselves invisible; and the story of the first human `teletransporter`. This collection contains a variety of stories to entertain science fiction fans everywhere. Includes stories by Philip K. Dick, Ray Bradbury, Stanley Weinbaum, Arthur C. Clark and Jack London. Advanced-level Readers containing original, unsimplified short stories written by famous classic and modern writers. These collections come with substantial support material for each story, including a short summary; description of major themes; pre-reading vocabulary activities; post-reading language and comprehension exercises; a literary analysis section and essay questions. They are perfect for those students who are ready to make the transition from graded Readers to unabridged English literature texts.