A mix of happy, sad and downright terrifying short stories set on vacation. The expected joy that a few days in a different setting can, and most probably will, make is one of life’s most pleasant pleasures. Usually. But in this volume our classic authors including John Buchan, Edith Wharton, E M Delafield, M R James and a host of others really do seem to want to make some of those few days of indolent pleasure into something rather unpleasant. 1 - Short Stories Set on Holiday - An Introduction2 - Roman Fever by Edith Wharton3 - The Golden Honeymoon by Ring Lardner4 - An Alpine Divorce by Robert Barr5 - No Man's Land by John Buchan6 - Oh Whistle and I'll Come to You My Lad by M R James7 - The Blank Cheque by Lewis Carroll8 - A Little Holiday by Oswald Sickert9 - Strychnine for Village Dogs by Arthur Gask10 - The Green Bowl by Sarah Orne Jewett11 - The Vampire by Jan Neruda12 - Holiday Group by E M Delafield13 - Christmas Eve at a Cornish Manor House by Clara Venn14 - The Vampire Maid by Hume Nisbet