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:Anthony Hope:- The Adventure of Lady Ursula.- AspirationsExplanations.- A Cut and a Kiss.- Promising.- Imagination.- Uncle John and the Rubies.- Lucifera.William Pett Ridge:- Ah Lun's Gift.- The Alteration in Mr. Kershaw.- A Brief Comic Opera.- A Cautious Youth.- A Conflict of Interests.- A Determined Young Person.- Easy Come.Sir Gilbert Parker:- The Little Bell of Honour.- The Baron of Beaugard.- The Singing of the Bees.- The Marriage of the Miller.- Mathurin.- Uncle Jim.- Parpon the Dwarf.Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford:- The Mad Lady.- A Homely Sacrifice.- Her Eyes Are Doves.- An Angel in the House.- Yesterday.- The Conquering Will.- The Deacon's Whistle.Elizabeth Garver Jordan:- Bart Harrington, Genius.- The Community's Sunbeam.- Mrs. Mccafferty Explains.- Motion Study at St. Katharine's.- Philip's "Furnis Man".- The Surrender of Professor Seymour.- Young Love.R. Austin Freeman:- The Case of Oscar Brodski.- A Case of Premeditation.- The Echo of a Mutiny.- The Anthropologist at Large.- The Aluminum Dagger.- By the Black Deep.- A Message From The Deep Sea.Alice Duer Miller:- The Candid Friend.- A Clash of Sentimentalists.- Emulation.- Home Influence.- Middle Age.- The Relapse.- The Respecters of Law.Leonard Merrick:- Aribaud's Two Wives.- The Attack in the Rue de la Presse.- The Doll in the Pink Silk Dress.- The Elegant de Fronsac.- Fluffums.- A Millionaire's Romance.- The Propriety of Pauline.Ethel Watts Mumford:- The Arabian Days of Jimmy Jennette.- The Bells of Cullam .- The Cordon Bleu of the Sierra.- The Eyes of the Heart.- The Fear Motif.- Her Groove.- How Beelzebub Came to the Convent.Anne O'Hagan Shinn:- Bread Eaten in Secret.- The Courtship of the Boss.- Emeline Hardacre's Revenge.- Fate and the Pocketbook.- Margaret McDonough's Restaurant.- The Romance at Hollywood College- Phbe in Politics

William Pett Ridge (18591930), English author, was born at Chartham, near Canterbury, Kent, on 22 April 1859, and was educated at Marden, Kent, and at the Birkbeck Institute, London.Sir Horatio Gilbert George Parker, 1st Baronet PC (23 November 1862 6 September 1932), known as Gilbert Parker, Canadian novelist and British politician, was born at Camden East, Addington, Ontario, the son of Captain J. Parker, R.A.Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford(April 3, 1835 August 14, 1921) was an American writer of novels, poems and detective stories.Elizabeth Garver Jordan (May 9, 1865 February 24, 1947) was an American journalist, author, editor, and suffragist, now remembered primarily for having edited the first two novels of Sinclair Lewis, and for her relationship with Henry James, especially for recruiting him to participate in the round-robin novel The Whole Family.Richard Austin Freeman (11 April 1862 28 September 1943) was a British writer of detective stories, mostly featuring the medico-legal forensic investigator Dr. Thorndyke.Alice Duer Miller (July 28, 1874 August 22, 1942) was a writer from the U.S. whose poetry actively influenced political opinion. Her feminist verses made an impact on the suffrage issue, and her verse novel The White Cliffs encouraged U.S. entry into World War II. She also wrote novels and screenplays.Leonard Merrick(21 February 1864 7 August 1939) was an English novelist.Anthony Hope(9 February 1863 8 July 1933), was an English novelist and playwright.He was a prolific writer, especially of adventure novels.Ethel Watts Mumford (1876/1878 1940) was an American author from New York City.Anne O'Hagan Shinn(August 8, 1869 June 24, 1933) was an American feminist, suffragist, journalist, and writer of short stories, regularly contributing to publications such as Vanity Fair, and Harper's. In particular, she is known for her writings detailing the exploitation of young women working as shop clerks in early 20th Century America.