Mark Twain psuedonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens 1835 1910 American writer and humorist From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories American Volume 15

Johan August Strindberg 1849 1912 Swedish dramatist From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories Scandinavian and Dutch Volume 19

Daniel Defoe 1660 1731 English novelist and journalist From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories English Volume 7

Charles John Huffam Dickens 1812 1870 English novelist From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories English Volume 7

Sir Arthure Thomas Quiller Couch psuedonym Q 1863 1944 English author From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories English Volume 9

Francis Bret Harte 1836 1902 American short story writer From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories American Volume 15

Grimm BrothersJacob Ludwig Karl Grimm 1785 1863Wilhelm Karl Grimm 1786 1859 German brothers dedicated to study of philosophy From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories Old German Volume 17

Samuel Rutherford Crockett 1859 1914 Scottish novelist From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories Scottish Volume 10

Jose Maria De Eca De Queiros 1845 1900 Portuguese writer From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories Spanish and Portugeuse Volume 18

Maxim Gorky pseudonym of ALEKSEI MAKSIMOVICH PESHKO V 1868 1936 Soviet novelist playwright From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories Russian etc Volume 13

Sarah Grand 1854 1943 Feminist new woman and autobiographer From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories English Volume 9

Victor Marie Hugo 1802 1885 French poet novelist and dramatist From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories volume 3 French

Fredrika Bremer 1801 1865 Swedish novelist born in Finland From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories Scandinavian and Dutch Volume 19

Pedro Antonio De Alarcon 1833 1891 Spanish writer and politician From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories Spanish and Portugeuse Volume 18

Gustaf af Geijerstam 1858 1909 Swedish writer From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories Scandinavian and Dutch Volume 19

Fyodor Mikhaylovich Dostoyevsky 1821 1881 Russian novelist From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories Russian Volume 12

Alexandre Dumas Senior 1803 1870 French author known as pre From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories volume 3 French

Miguel Saavedra de Cervantes 1547 1616 Spanish writer From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories Spanish and Portugeuse Volume 18

The Exequies Of St. Francis Fresco From St. Francis Stories 1485 Domenico Ghirlandaio (1449-1494 Italian) Fresco Santa Trinita, Florence, Italy

Charles James Lever 1806 1872 Irish novelist From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories Irish and Overseas Volume 11

Guy De Maupassant 1850 1893 in full Henry Ren Albert Guy de Maupassant French author From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories French Volume 5

William Butler Yeats 1865 1939 Irish poet dramatist and prose writer From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories Irish and Overseas Volume 11

Henryk Sienkiewicz 1846 1916 Polish novelistWinner of 1905 Nobel for Literature From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories Russian etc Volume 13

Selma Lagerlof 1858 1940 Swedish authoress Nobel prize for literature in 1909 From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories Scandinavian and Dutch Volume 19

Lord Dunsany Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett 1878 1957 English author From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories The War

Samuel Taylor Coleridge 1772 1834 English poet critic and philosopher From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories English Volume 7

Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffman 1776 1822 German writer and composer From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories Old German Volume 17

Frederick Marryat 1792 1848 known as Captain Marryat English novelist and naval officer From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories English Volume 7

Richard Harding Davis 1864 1916 American writer and journalist From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories American Volume 16

Sir Philip Sidney 1554 1586 English poet courtier and soldier From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories English Volume 7

John Wilson Christopher North 1785 1854 Scottish reviewer essayist From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories Scottish Volume 10

W W Jacobs William Wymark Jacobs 1863 1943 English short story writer and humorist From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories English Volume 9

Eden Phillpotts 1862 1960 English science fiction writer From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories English Volume 9

Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson 1850 1894 Scottish novelist essayist and poet From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories Scottish Volume 10

Dora Sigerson Shorter 1866 1918 Irish poet From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories Irish and Overseas Volume 11

Antonio De Trueba 1821 1888 Spanish writer From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories Spanish and Portugeuse Volume 18

Lucy Lane aka Mrs WK Clifford 1853 1929 Novelist and dramatist From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories English Volume 9

Harriet Beecher Stowe 1811 1896 American writer and abolitionist From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories American Volume 14

Maria Edgeworth 1767 1849 English novelist From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories Irish and Overseas Volume 11

Voltaire penname of Franois Marie Arouet 1694 1778 French writer and philosopher From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories volume 3 French

mile Edouards Charles Antoine Zola 1840 1902 French novelist and social reformer From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories French Volume 4

Paul Von Heyse 1830 1914 German novelist dramatist and poet From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories Old German Volume 17

Hans Christian Anderson 1805 1875 Danish author of fairy tales From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories Scandinavian and Dutch Volume 19

Richard Harris Barham pseudonym Thomas Ingoldsby 1788 1845 English humorist From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories English Volume 7

Paul Scarron 1610 1660 French poet dramatist and novelist From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories volume 3 French

Armand Silvestre 1837 1901 French poet and literary critic From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories French Volume 4

Alfred Louis Charles De Musset 1810 1857 French dramatist poet and novelist From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories volume 4 French

Murals (vegetable and herbal dyes) of Thiruvilayadal Puranam (Lord Shivas Game, the collection of 64 stories, composed by Paranjyoti Munivar) in Sri Meenakshi Temple's wall near Golden Lotus tank in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India.

Robert Cunninghame Graham 1852 1936 Scottish novelist From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories Scottish Volume 10

George W Cable 1844 1925 U S author and social reformer From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories American Volume 16 1844 1925 A U S author and social reformer

Joseph Addison 1672 1719 English essayist poet and statesman From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories English Volume 7

Alfred Victor Comte de Vigny 1797 1863 French poet playwright and novelist From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories volume 3 French

Cover from Old Mother Gooses Rhymes and Tales Illustration by Constance Haslewood Published by Frederick Warne Co London and New York circa 1890s Chromolithography by Emrik Binger of Holland

Oliver Goldsmith 1730 1774 Anglo Irish playwright novelist poet and essayist From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories Irish and Overseas Volume 11

Tom Tom the Pipers Son from Old Mother Gooses Rhymes and Tales Illustration by Constance Haslewood Published by Frederick Warne Co London and New York circa 1890s Chromolithography by Emrik Binger of Holland

Horace Annesley Vachell 1861 1955 Novelist and playwright From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories English Volume 9

The Stigmata Of St. Francis Fresco From St. Francis Stories 1485 Domenico Ghirlandaio (1449-1494 Italian) Fresco Santa Trinita, Florence, Italy