Wilkie Collins 
Little Novels [PDF ebook] 

Collins's 1889 collection of fourteen short stories includes "Miss Morris and the Stranger, " about a young governess and a fateful meeting, "Mr. Medhurst and the Princess, " about two star-crossed lovers, and a dozen other tales involving love, social classes, money, and even ghosts.
Contents
Mrs. Zant and the ghost – Miss Morris and the stranger – Mr. Cosway and the landlady – Mr. Medhurst and the princess – Mr. Lismore and the widow – Miss Jeromette and the clergyman – Miss Mina and the groom – Mr. Lepel and the housekeeper – Mr. Captain and the nymph – Mr. Marmaduke and the minister – Mr. Percy and the prophet – Miss Bertha and the Yankee – Miss Dulane and my lord – Mr. Policeman and the cook.