A collection of smaller and larger contributions from famous and lesser-known names has been gathered here, weaving a garland from young buds and mature blossoms that encircles a group of resonant names. This volume brings together 12 of the most famous novellas by Spanish authors from the 19th and 20th centuries. Contents: The Two Mountains - José Echegaray, The Guardian Angel - Pedro A. de Alarcon, Pedro Mari - Arturo Campion, The Coin - Eduardo de Lustono, Sunstroke - Emilia Pardo Bazán, Manolita's Phone Call - Juan Valera, Twilight Years - Freely adapted from Spanish by Else Otten, And All That Through the Bagpipe! - Alfonso Pérez Nieva, The Creole Woman - Freely adapted from Spanish by Else Otten, Contradictions - Antonio de Valbuena, The First Child - Luis Taboada, The 'Nona' - Ernesto Garcia Lavedese.