The criminal from lost honour, by Friedrich von Scholler -- The story of Brave Kasper and Fair Annie, by Clemens Bretano -- The mad veteran of Fort Ratonneau, by J. W. Arnim -- The mines of Falun, by E T. A. Hoffmann -- Story, by J. W. von Goethe -- The scholar, by Ludwig Tieck -- Immensee, by Theodor Storm -- Marzipan Liza, by "Friedrich Halm" -- The three righteous comb-makers, by Gottfried Keller -- God bless you! By W. H. Riehl -- A legend of the dance, by Gottfried Keller -- How Jacob prevailed, by Ludwig Anzengruber.
"For the fifth of these stories the translation made by Thomas Carlyle has been used. The sixth was translated ... by the late Mr. James Millar, the second by Mr. Adam L. Gowans. The remaining nine were translated by Mr. William Metcalfe"--Publishers' note.