Stories include :

The Fugitive; The Ace of Clubs; Exeunt Omnes; Four Friends of Mavis; The Princess Antimacassar, Decadence and John Fenderson; The End of the Story; Pleasant Madness of the Faculty; Thirty Pieces of Silver; The Episode of the Plugged Dime; The Man Who Loved Leopards; Request of the Dying; Eighteen Steps; The Artistic Temperament; The Quick and the Dead; The Sinless Village; The Head of Cromwell; Penelope; Coffins for Two; Home For Christmas; The Story That Might Have Been; The Resurection of Uncle Peter; The House of Madness; Tempo di Valse; "Oh, My Prophetic Soul!"

This is a perfect companion volume to Starrett's Memorable Meals. It may also be Starrett's last book (ever) of literary essays.