Knights facing off against creepy, bloodthirsty ghosts at the whims of beautiful ladies; beauties who force their gentlemen to commit unheard-of crimes; barons, whose actions cause horror and disgust among the common people; stepmothers who are ready to conspire with murderers in order to get rid of their hated stepdaughters; sinners, whom only a personal meeting with God can set on the righteous path and turn away from devilish temptations... - all kinds of images are generated by the rich folk imagination. Listen and write down! There were fables, creepy tales, mystical legends, mysterious legends that formed the basis of many artistic works of such outstanding Spanish writers of the 19th - early 20th centuries as Gustavo Adolfo Becker, Ramon del Valle-Inclan, Emilia Pardo Basan and Antonio Machado. Many texts were specially translated for this publication and are published for the first time.