Patten, William <br/><br/>
Short story classics (American) ... 
edited by William Patten ; with an introduction and notes. 
 - New York  P.F. Collier & Son  c1905. 
 - 5 v. (1758 p.)  ports.  21 cm. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>06000035  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Short stories , American
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PZ1.P277  / S PS374.S5  / S49 1905