Short story classics (American) ...
By: edited by William Patten ; with an introduction and notes.
Contributors: Murray, W. H. H. 1840-1904.; Grant, Robert, 1852-1940.; Tracy, Virginia.; Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins, 1852-1930.; Chambers, Robert W. 1865-1933.; Ade, George, 1866-1944.; Habberton, John, 1842-1921.; Clark, Charles Heber, 1841-1915.; Rives, Hallie Erminie, b. 1876.; Deland, Maragaret Wade Campbell, 1857-1945.; Patten, William, 1868-1936.; P.F. Collier & Son Corporation.
Publisher: P.F. Collier & Son
Published: 1905
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1758
Subjects: Short stories, American
Notes: Copyright date from verso of t.p.
Frontispiece in each volume and plates facing p. 12, 98, 406, 646, 1012, 1071, 1262, 1382, 1424 and 1496.
Indexes: p. 1753-1758.
Vol. 1 has first book appearance of A ride with a mad horse in a freight-car by W.H.H. Murray. Vol. 3 has first book appearance of Against his judgement by Robert Grant. Vol. 4 has first book appearance of The Lotus Eaters by Virginia Tracy, the hall bedroom by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman and The tree of heaven by Robert W. Chambers. Vol. 5 has first book appearance of "To make a Hoosier holiday" by George Ade, Everybody's chance by John Habberton, Frictional electricity by Max Adeler, In the wake of war by Hallie Erminie Rives and "Many waters" by Margaret Deland.