BRIEF ENCOUNTERS is a major new short fiction series from Vintage Classics. Launching with 52 books in July 2026, their publication will be accompanied by an ambitious and unmissable marketing and publicity campaign A collection of original novellas and curated story collections by a range of classic authors - from Jane Austen and Mary Shelly through to Toni Morrison and Jacqueline Harpman - these small books from around the world offer readers quick, enjoyable entry points into the canon. Covetable covers matched with rich, quality production values, BRIEF ENCOUNTERS will appeal to the impulsive and compulsive buyer alike. Giftable, collectable, or simply something commutable, the series will make a virtue of its versatility to appeal to every reader, for every moment The Invisible Girl and Other Stories is a collection of three of Mary Shelley's best supernatural stories. From the tale of a girl exiled into oblivion, to the a romance destined for ruin, these stories show the brilliance of Mary Shelley that extends well beyond her best known work, Frankenstein.