The best-known tales are those that have analogues in other English writers, since these are often studied for comparison.

"The Aspern Papers" (1888) is one of James's best-known and most acclaimed longer tales.

The structure features in one of the best-known tales of Yucatec Maya folklore, "el enano del Uxmal" (the dwarf of Uxmal), which is also the basis for the structure's common name.

Poe's initial salary with the "Southern Literary Messenger," to which he contributed the first drafts of a number of his best-known tales, was $10 a week!

The best-known tale is about Šárka, the noble maid, who baited a trap for Ctirad.

At the same time, his best-known early tale, "Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper", received considerable attention through dramatization on radio and reprinting in anthologies.

A selection of Smith's best-known tales includes:

The best-known tale concerning him was told constantly throughout his company of warriors until it had taken on the patina of legend.

Totleigh Towers provides the primary setting for several of the best-known tales in the Jeeves and Wooster canon.

For now, though, there are adaptations running on Radio 4 Extra of four of James's best-known tales, from 31 October.