Stories to Remember Volume II Author:Thomas B. Costain and John Beecroft This is the second volume of a compilation volume done by Costain and Beecroft. They did a second compilation set in two volumes about a year later. This volume is an extra from my library and has no dust jacket. Among the stories are "The Bridge of San Luis Rey" by Thornton Wilder; "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant; "By the Waters of Babyl... more »on" by Steven Vincent Benet; and "National Velvet" by Enid Bagnold. So far as I have been able to determine, the stories and novels have NOT been condensed; the print is very small. This would be a good first reader for a child who is beginning to be interested in good literature.« less