TY - BOOK AU - Patten,William AU - Murray,W.H.H. AU - Deland,Maragaret Wade Campbell AU - Rives,Hallie Erminie AU - Clark,Charles Heber AU - Habberton,John AU - Ade,George AU - Chambers,Robert W. AU - Freeman,Mary Eleanor Wilkins AU - Tracy,Virginia AU - Grant,Robert ED - P.F. Collier & Son Corporation. TI - Short story classics (American) .. AV - PZ1.P277 S PY - 1905/// CY - New York PB - P.F. Collier & Son KW - Short stories , American KW - Local N1 - 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 ER -