American Short Story Masterpieces

In the introduction to this collection, Carver mentions an earlier volume, Short Story Masterpieces published in 1954. The 36 tales here, he says, are distinguished by a similar narrative durability and stand up to the classic stories of that earlier generation.
CONTENTS:
Sonny's blues by James BALDWIN, Weekend by Ann BEATIE, The bystander by Gina BERRIAULT, The amish farmer by Vance BOURJAILY, 1/3, 1/3, 1/3 by Richard BRAUTIGAN, Verona: a young woman speaks by Harold BRODKEY, Talk of heroes by Carol BLY, Fever by Raymond CARVER, The fisherman from chihuahua by Eva S. CONNELL, Midair by Frank CONROY, Willi by E. L. DOCTOROW, The fat girl by Andre DUBUS, A poetics for bullies by Stanley ELKIN, Rock Springs by Richard FORD, The lover of horses by Tess GALLAGHER, Redemption by John GARDNER, Dream children by Gail GODWIN, The ledge by Lawrence Sargent HALL, Water liars by Barry HANNAH, Letters from the samantha by Mark HELPRIN, Ile forest by Ursula K. LEGUIN, The magic barrel by Bernard MALAMUD, Shiloh by Bobbie Ann MASON, The story of a scar by James Alan MCPHERSON, Murderers by Leonard MICHAELS, The misfits by Arthur MILLER, Where are you going, where have you been? by Joyce Carol OATES, A good man is hard to find by Flannery O'CONNOR, The used-boy raisers by Grace PALEY, The heavenly animal by Jayne Anne PHILLIPS, Walking out by David QUAMMEN, The conversion of the jews by Philip ROTH, Akhnilo by James SALTER, The Christian roommates by John UPDIKE, The wedding by Joy WILLIAMS, The liar by Tobias WOLFF.