The Greatest Short Stories, Vol. 2, is a selection from the best of classic short fiction, bringing together writings by great masters in the genres of adventure, fantasy, horror, thriller mystery, romance, and realist fiction. Readers are sure to be delighted by the inclusion of such favourites as The Ransom of Red Chief by O. Henry, An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce, A Pair of Silk Stockings by Kate Chopin, and The Return of a Private by Hamlin Garland.

The book has approximately three thousand headwords and is appropriate for upper intermediate to advanced learners. The text has been adapted and simplified, but it keeps the ideas and flavour found in the original stories.