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.