- Including a short biographies of authors This outstanding collection features short stories by a variety of great authors. Ranging from the 19th to the 20th centuries, writers include : ALDOUS HUXLEY, ANTON CHEKHOV, WILLIAM JACOBS, CHARLES DICKENS, GUY DE MAUPASSANT, FRANZ KAFKA, FRANCIS BRET HARTE, LOUISA ALCOTT, WILLA CATHER, KATE CHOPIN, HANNIBAL GARLAND, H.P. LOVECRAFT, AMBROSE BIERCE.