H. G. Wells 
Twelve Stories and a Dream 

Fantastic collection of short stories, in both senses of the word. Entertaining twists on certain tropes, like a haunting from the afterlife's most clueless shade and a women who ultimately regrets her refinement.

Contents
Filmer — The magic shop — The valley of spiders — The truth about Pyecraft — Mr. Skelmersdale in fairyland — The story of the inexperienced ghost — Jimmy Goggles the god — The new accelerator — Mr. Ledbetter's vacation — The stolen body — Mr. Brisher's treasure — Miss Winchelsea's heart — A dream of Armageddon.