Short stories by mystery writers including Arthur Conan Doyle, Edgar Allan Poe, Wilkie Collins and Anton Chekhov. About the compiler Joseph Lewis French (1858-1936) was a novelist, editor, poet and newspaper man. The New York Times noted in 1925 that he may be "the most industrious anthologist of his time." He is known for his popular themed collections, and published more than twenty-five books between 1918...