
Lardner (1885-1933), until the day of his death in 1933, hewed to his own line and wrote of life in the baseball dugout, the hoofer's hall bedroom, the fighter's training camp, Tin Pan Alley and other haunts of obscure but ambitious, if slightly inarticulate, Americans. -A Note on The Author of the Collected Short StoriesContents1.The Maysville Minstrel2. I Can't Breathe3. Haircut4. Alibi Ike5. Liberty Hall6. Zone of Quiet7. Mr. Frisbie8. Hurry Kane9. Champion10. Contract11. Dinner12. Women13. A Day With Conrad Green14. Old Folks' Christmas15. Harmony16. The Love Nest17. Ex Parte18. The Golden Honeymoon19. Now and Then20. Horseshoes21. There Are Smiles22. Anniversary23. Reunion24. Travelogue25. Who Dealt?26. My Roomy27. Rhythym28. Some Like Them Cold29. Nora30. Man Not Overboard31. A Caddy's Diary32. Mr. and Mrs. Fix-It33. A Frame-Up34. Sun Cured35. The Facts