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The Best Short Stories of 1917

The Best Short Stories of 1917

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Number of Chapters: 33

Length: 19 hours and 39 minutes

Language: English

I deny that the American short story is at a low ebb, and I offer the present volume as a revelation of the best that is now being done in this field. I agree with Mrs. Colum that the best stories are only to be found after a laborious dusty search, but this is the proof rather than the refutation of my position.[excerpt from Introduction] - Summary by Edward J. O'Brien, Editor

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Introduction. By Edward J. O'Brien, Editor (Dar'Keith Lofton)
The Excursion. By Edwina Stanton Babcock (Anne0205)
Onnie. By Thomas Beer (czandra)
A Cup of Tea. By Maxwell Struthers Burt (Christine Bowden)
Lonely Places. By Francis Buzzell (MelissaMarie)
Boys Will Be Boys. By Irvin S. Cobb (Yoganandh T)
Laughter. By Charles Caldwell Dobie (Christine Rottger)
The Emperor of Elam. By H. G. Dwight Part I (Rel22)
The Emperor of Elam. By H. G. Dwight Part II (Rel22)
The Emperor of Elam. By H. G. Dwight Part III (Rel22)
The Emperor of Elam. By H. G. Dwight Part IV (Rel22)
The Emperor of Elam. By H. G. Dwight Part V (Rel22)
The Emperor of Elam. By H. G. Dwight Part VI (Rel22)
The Emperor of Elam. By H. G. Dwight Part VII (Rel22)
The Gay Old Dog. By Edna Ferber (C Ptacek)
The Knight's Move. By Katharine Fullerton Gerould (czandra)
A Jury of Her Peers. By Susan Glaspell (Sarah Hill)
The Bunker Mouse. By Frederick Stuart Greene (Jonathan Pruett)
Rainbow Pete. By Richard Matthews Hallet (Rel22)
Get Ready the Wreaths. By Fannie Hurst Part 1 (Doreen Marcotte)
Get Ready the Wreaths. By Fannie Hurst Part 2 (Doreen Marcotte)
The Strange-looking Man. By Fanny Kemble Johnson (MelissaMarie)
The Caller in the Night. By Burton Kline (Sarah Hill)
The Interval. By Vincent O'Sullivan (Ben Tucker)
A Certain Rich Man—." By Lawrence Perry (Elsie Selwyn)
The Path of Glory. By Mary Brecht Pulver Part 1 (Rel22)
The Path of Glory. By Mary Brecht Pulver Part 2 (Rel22)
Ching, Ching, Chinaman. By Wilbur Daniel Steele (billromer)
None So Blind. By Mary Synon (Christine Bowden)
The Biographical Roll of Honor of American Short Stories for 1917 (Christine Rottger)
The Roll of Honor of Foreign Short Stories in American Magazines for 1917 (czandra)
The Best Books of Short Stories of 1917: A Critical Summary (BettyB)
The Best Sixty-three American Short Stories of 1917: A Critical Summary (BettyB)
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