Here in one volume the editor presents the choicest animal stories by the masters of literature. There are stories about whales and seals, and chickens and bears, and monkeys and horses, and of course about dogs and cats. There are stories designed for laughter, stories which are frankly sentimental, and stories to make a lump rise in the throat. In short, there is an animal story for every mood. Such varied writers as Chekhov, Anatole France and James Thurber are represented, cheek by jowl with Dostoievski, Saki, Stephen Crane, Balzac, Poe, and John Steinbeck.