This book contains70 short storiesfrom 10 classic, prize-winning and noteworthy authors. The stories were carefully selected by the criticAugust Nemo, in a collection that will please theliterature lovers.For more exciting titles, be sure to check out our 7 Best Short Stories and Essential Novelists collections.This book contains:- Kathleen Norris:Poor, Dear Margaret KirbyWhat Happened to AlannaAustin's GirlS is for Shiftless SusannaMaking Allowances for MammaDr. Bates and Miss SallyRising Water- Charles W. Chesnutt:The Wife of His YouthThe Passing of GrandisonHer Virginia MammyThe BouquetThe Sheriffs' ChildrenThe Web of Circunstance- Don Marquis:The Old SoakThe Revolt of the OysterThe Professor's AwakeningThe Saddest ManBehind the CurtainKaleToo American- Emma Orczy:The Red CarnationThe TraitorNumber 187The Trappist's VowJuliette, a Tale of TerrorThe Revenge of Ur-TasenThe Glasgow Mistery- Zona Gale:FridaySucess and Artie CherryThe DanceThe Way thw World IsWhite BreadHumanExit Charity- Anthony Trollope:The Man Who Kept His Money in a BoxThe Mistletoe BoughThe Parson's Daughter of Oxney ColneReturning HomeAn Unprotected Female at the PyramidsThe Courtship of Susan BellThe Relics of General Chasse- Ellis Parker Butler:Pigs is PigsThe Hard-boiled EggPhilo Gubb's Greatest CaseSolander's Radio TombThe Thin Santa ClausDey Ain't No GhostsThe Man Who Did Not Go to Heaven on Tuesday- Mary Shelley:The Invisible GirlThe Brother and SisterThe DreamTransformationThe Mortal ImmortalThe MournerThe Swiss Peasant- Hector Hugh Munro:The Lumber RoomThe Open WindowSredni VashtarGabriel-ErnestTobermoryThe Unrest-CureLaura- D.H. Lawrence:The Rocking-Horse WinnerTickets, Please!The Odour of ChrysanthemumsThe Horse Dealer's DaughterSecond BestThe Shades of SpringThe Fox

Kathleen Thompson Norris (July 16, 1880 January 18, 1966) was an American novelist and newspaper columnist. She was one of the most widely read and highest paid female writers in the United States for nearly fifty years, from 1911 to 1959.***Charles W. Chesnutt, in full Charles Waddell Chesnutt, (born June 20, 1858, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.died Nov. 15, 1932, Cleveland), first important black American novelist.***Don Marquis, byname of Donald Robert Perry Marquis, (born July 29, 1878, Walnut, Ill., U.S.died Dec. 29, 1937, New York City), U.S. newspaperman, poet, and playwright, creator of the literary characters Archy, the cockroach, and Mehitabel, the cat, wry, down-and-out philosophers of the 1920s.***Baroness Emmuska Orczy, (born September 23, 1865, Tarnaörs, Hungarydied November 12, 1947, London, England), Hungarian-born British novelist chiefly remembered as author of The Scarlet Pimpernel, one of the greatest popular successes of the 20th century.***Zona Gale, (born Aug. 26, 1874, Portage, Wis., U.S.died Dec. 27, 1938, Chicago, Ill.), American novelist and playwright whose Miss Lulu Bett (1920) established her as a realistic chronicler of Midwestern village life.***Anthony Trollope, (born April 24, 1815, London, Eng.died Dec. 6, 1882, London), English novelist whose popular success concealed until long after his death the nature and extent of his literary merit.***Ellis Parker Butler, American Author, Humorist and Speaker Born: December 5, 1869; Muscatine, Iowa. Died: September 13, 1937; Williamsville, Massachusetts. Author of more than 30 books and more than 2,000 stories and essays.***Mary Shelley was born on August 30, 1797, in London, England. She married poet Percy Bysshe Shelley in 1816. Two years later, she published her most famous novel, Frankenstein.***Born in Burma in 1870, H.H. Munro worked as a journalist before gaining fame as a short story writer under the pen name "Saki." His works, which include the classic stories "Tobermory" and "The Open Window," offer a satirical commentary on Edwardian society and culture.***Born in England in 1885, D.H. Lawrence is regarded as one of the most influential writers of the 20th century. He published many novels and poetry volumes during his lifetime, including Sons and Lovers and Women in Love, but is best known for his infamous Lady Chatterley's Lover. He died in France in 1930.