This is a collection of eight short stories including The Adventure of the Englishman, The Adventure of the Little Antiquary, The Adventure of the Popkins Family, The Painter's Adventure, The Story of the Bandit Chieftain, The Story of the Young Robber, The Belated Travellers and The Inn at Terracina. An Englishman travels together with a fair Venetian, who deems him as cold and impersonal. What does the Englishman do to make the Venetian regard him as her savior? The Adventure of the Englishman acquaints us with a lovely English gentleman. The Adventure of the Little Antiquary tells a miraculous experience of a lovable antiquary. Faced with the robbers, will Alderman Popkins, who is trumpeted to be rich, great and omnipotent, protect his wife and daughters as what he has always advocated? The Adventure of the Popkins Family will never fail to satisfy your imagination. In The Painter's Adventure, an historical painter resides at a foreign prince's picturesque villa, living a life of freedom and comfort. However, the robbers' emergence fills this life with danger and excitement.

《英国人历险记》讲述了一个英雄救美的故事。《矮小考古家的奇遇》——一个个子矮小的考古学博士在他的探索途中偶遇一群年轻的猎人，却遇到了意料之外的待遇。《波普金斯历险记》一文，讲述了波普金斯一家遭遇劫匪的全过程，情节紧张，引人入胜。《画家历险记》的主人公是一名历史画家，在一段时间内住在一位财产丰厚的公爵家里，然而，一群强盗的出现给他悠闲平静的生活掀起了波澜......