Death of the pugilist, or the famous battle of Jacob Burke & Blindman McGraw -- The ecstasy of Alfred Russel Wallace -- For the Union dead -- The second doctor service -- The miraculous discovery of Psammetichus I -- On growing ferns and other plants in glass cases, in the midst of the smoke of London -- The line agent Pascal -- On the cause of winds and waves, & c -- A registry of my passage upon the earth -- Acknowledgments.
Summary
Collects nine of the author's tales, including National Magazine Award- and Pushcart Prize-winning stories.