Maxim Lieber

33 stories , many by not so well known writers ; Lieber was the publishing director of Brentano's in New York, as well as being a literary agent; Bieler wanted ot best-selling writers, but stories from those painting an honest picture of American life

Notable for very wide range (though chiefly European) --ancient Egypt, ancient Greece, Rome, Persia, Arabia, France, Spain, Italy, Great Britain, Germany, US, Russia, Poland, Hungary Yiddish, Belgium, Holland, Latin America, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria Jugoslavia, China, Japan, Scandinavia, Roumania

This collection marks the first attempt to bring together in a single volume a characteristic group of the outstanding examples of the Short Story as it has been practised by writers of almost every race, from the earliest days of civilization down to the present century.

It is a collection of Complete Short Stories chosen from the Literatures of all Periods and Countries.