The First Forty-nine Stories and the Play The Fifth Column

As they appeared, one by one, the short stories written by Ernest Hemingway over a period of fifteen years have had an immeasurable influence on writing in America. All together they represent far more than a mere influence; they explain, better than any critic's evaluation, why Hemingway is ungrudgingly recognized as the foremost practitioner of the art of the short story in the world today.  This volume contains all his work in this field to date, including such masterpieces as "The Killers," "The Snows of Kilimanjaro," "The Undefeated," "Fifty Grand," "The Gambler, the Nun, and the Radio," as well as forty-four other incomparable tales. In addition, the only play written by Hemingway, The Fifth Column, is issued in its entirety.  The editors of the Modern Library consider this volume one of the most notable additions to the impressive list of titles now in the Giant series.