The Lock and Key Library: The most interesting stories of all nations: American
Edited by Julian Hawthorne
“Riddle Stories”
F. MARION CRAWFORD (1854–) By the Waters of Paradise
MARY E. WILKINS FREEMAN (1862–) The Shadows on the Wall
MELVILLE D. POST (1871–) The Corpus Delicti
AMBROSE BIERCE (1842–) An Heiress from Redhorse The Man and the Snake
EDGAR ALLAN POE (1809–49) The Oblong Box The Gold-Bug
WASHINGTON IRVING (1783–1859) Wolfert Webber, or Golden Dreams Adventure of the Black Fisherman
CHARLES BROCKDEN BROWN (1771–1810) Wieland’s Madness
FITZJAMES O’BRIEN (1828–1862) The Golden Ingot My Wife’s Tempter
NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE (1804–1864) The Minister’s Black Veil
ANONYMOUS Horror: A True Tale