As a child being read to was one of the greatest joys imaginable. A loved one would start a tale whilst you were all cosy warm in bed with the lights nodding off. Anything could happen but sleep would come and dreams would start and all was good with the world. Adults too long for reassurance, for comfort, for calm. Sometimes they may get that. But with classic authors such as Oscar Wilde, O Henry, Saki, Rabindranath Tagore and many others they may not. Expect the unexpected.

1 - Bedtime Stories for Adults - An Introduction

2 - Kabuliwallah by Rabindranath Tagore

3 - Springtime a la Carte by O Henry

4 - Kew Gardens by Virginia Woolf

5 - Speed by Sinclair Lewis

6 - Tobermory by Saki

7 - The Ransom of Red Chief by O Henry

8 - The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde

9 - The Burglar's Christmas by Willa Cather

10 - Transients in Arcadia by O Henry

11 - An Angel in Disguise by T S Arthur

12 - The Skylight Room by O Henry

13 - The Magic Shop by H G Wells

14 - The Gift of the Magi by O Henry

15 - The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde

16 - The Great Good Place by Henry James