This book contains 25 short stories from 5 classic, prize-winning and noteworthy authors. The stories were carefully selected by the critic August Nemo, in a collection that will please the literature lovers.The theme of this edition is: Children's LiteratureFor more exciting titles, be sure to check out our 7 Best Short Stories and Essential Novelists collections.This book contains:Kenneth Grahame:- The Twenty-First of October- Dies Irae- Mutabile Semper- The Magic Ring- Its Walls Were as of Jasper- A Saga of the Seas- The Reluctant DragonL. Frank Baum:- A Kidnapped Santa Claus- The Man In The Moon- Little Dorothy and Toto- Ozma and the Little Wizard- The Cowardly Lion and the Hungry Tiger- The Scarecrow and The Tin Woodman- How The Beggars Came To TownLaura E. Richards:- Maine to the Rescue- The Coming of the King- The Golden Windows- The Shed Chamber- The Green Satin Gown- The Scarlet Leaves- Don AlonzoLouisa May Alcott:- A Modern Cinderella- My Red Cap- A Christmas Dream, and How it Came to Be True- An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving- Aunt Kipp- Rosy's Journey- The BrothersMaria Edgeworth:- The Grateful Negro- The Prussian Vase- The Good Aunt- The Good French Governess- The Orphans- The False Key- Tarlton