The masterpiece library of short stories : the thousand best complete tales of all times and all countries / selected by an international board of eminent critics ... ; edited by J.A. Hammerton. Hammerton, John Alexander Sir, 1871-1949. 823 MAS v. 1&2. Early stories. Italian --v. 3&4. French -- v. 5&6. French. French and Belgian -- v. 7&8. English -- v. 9&10. English. Scottish -- v. 11&12. Irish and overseas. Russian -- v. 13&14. Russian, etc. American -- v. 15p16. American -- v. 17&18. Old German. Spanish and Portuguese -- v. 19&20. Scandinavian & Dutch. The war. Index. cover title: The world's thousand best short stories. London : Educational Book Co., [1942. [1942. 1920 Text 761 p. ; eng