Selected English short stories (nineteenth century)
By: with an introduction by Hugh Walker ...
Contributors: Walker, Hugh, 1855-1939.
Series: Half-title: The World's classics.  CXCIII
Publisher: H. Milford
Published: 1920
Place of publication: London; New York [etc.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 486
Subjects: Short stories, English.; Short stories, American.
Notes: First series.

"The present selection of English short stories was first published in 'The world's classics' in 1914, and reprinted in 1915, 1916 (twice) 1917, and 1920 (twice)"
Table of contents: title: Scott, Sir Walter.  The two drovers.  Wandering Willie's tale.; title: Lamb, Charles.  The witch aunt.; title: Irving, Washington.  Rip Van Winkle.; title: Hawthorne, Nathaniel.  The snow image.  The threefold destiny. Dr. Heidegger's experiment.  Howe's masquerade.; title: Disraeli, Benjamin. Ixion in heaven.; title: Poe, E. A.  The fall of the House of Usher.  The pit and the pendulum.  Eleonora.; title: Gaskell, Elizabeth C.  The squire's story.; title: Brown, Dr. John.  Rab and his friends.; title: Dickens, Charles.  The seven poor travellers.; title: Trollope, Anthony.  Malachi's cove.; title: Meredith, George.  The punishment of Shahpesh, the Persian, on Khipil, the builder.; title: White, W. H.  Mr. Whittaker's retirement.; title: Morris, William.  The story of the unknown church.; title: Garnett, Richard.  The dumb oracle.; title: Harte, F. B. Miggles.  Tennessee's partner.  The Iliad of Sandy Bar. Mliss.; title: Stevenson, R. L. Markheim.  Thrawn Janet.  Providence and the guitar.; title: Gissing, George.  Christopherson.; title: Coleridge, Mary.  The king is dead, long live the king.; title: Crackanthrope, Hubert.  Saint-Pé.