Seltzer Thomas (comp.) Best Russian Short Stories

Best Russian Short Stories" was initially published in 1917 and edited by Thomas Seltzer. The introduction praises the Russian sensibility for its "simplicity, naturalness, veraciousness." A collection of short fiction by Gogol, Dostoyevsky, Pushkin, Turgenev, Chekhov, Gorky, and many others, each selection is the work of a master.The Queen of Spades. A.S. Pushkin.
The Cloak. N.V. Gogol.
The District Doctor. I.S. Turgenev.
The Christmas Tree and the Wedding. F.M. Dostoyevsky.
God Sees the Truth, but Waits. L.N. Tolstoy.
How a Muzhik Fed Two Officials. M.Y. Saltykov.
The Shades, a Phantasy. V.G. Korolenko.
The Signal. V.M. Garshin.
The Darling. A.P. Chekhov.
The Bet A.P. Chekhov.
Vanka A.P. Chekhov.
Hide and Seek. F.K. Sologub.
Dethroned. I.N. Potapenko.
The Servant. S.T. Semyonov.
One Autumn Night. M. Gorky.
Her Lover. M. Gorky.
Lazarus L.N. Andreyev.
The Revolutionist. M.P. Artzybashev.
The Outrage. A.I. Kuprin.
The Seven That Were Hanged. L. N. Andreyev.
The Red Laugh. L. N. Andreyev.
The Gentleman from San Francisco. Ivan Bunin.