The Best Short Stories of 1917


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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 (19 hr 39 min)

Chapters

Introduction. By Edward J. O'Brien, Editor 21:56 Read by Dar'Keith Lofton
The Excursion. By Edwina Stanton Babcock 34:27 Read by Anne0205
Onnie. By Thomas Beer 45:01 Read by czandra
A Cup of Tea. By Maxwell Struthers Burt 55:25 Read by Christine Bowden
Lonely Places. By Francis Buzzell 30:57 Read by MelissaMarie
Boys Will Be Boys. By Irvin S. Cobb 1:16:28 Read by Yoganandh T
Laughter. By Charles Caldwell Dobie 45:24 Read by Christine Rottger
The Emperor of Elam. By H. G. Dwight Part I 21:22 Read by Rel22
The Emperor of Elam. By H. G. Dwight Part II 18:53 Read by Rel22
The Emperor of Elam. By H. G. Dwight Part III 26:48 Read by Rel22
The Emperor of Elam. By H. G. Dwight Part IV 42:44 Read by Rel22
The Emperor of Elam. By H. G. Dwight Part V 20:45 Read by Rel22
The Emperor of Elam. By H. G. Dwight Part VI 30:57 Read by Rel22
The Emperor of Elam. By H. G. Dwight Part VII 17:48 Read by Rel22
The Gay Old Dog. By Edna Ferber 49:09 Read by C Ptacek
The Knight's Move. By Katharine Fullerton Gerould 40:33 Read by czandra
A Jury of Her Peers. By Susan Glaspell 43:21 Read by Sarah Hill
The Bunker Mouse. By Frederick Stuart Greene 47:37 Read by Jonathan Pruett
Rainbow Pete. By Richard Matthews Hallet 38:49 Read by Rel22
Get Ready the Wreaths. By Fannie Hurst Part 1 33:20 Read by Doreen Marcotte
Get Ready the Wreaths. By Fannie Hurst Part 2 37:12 Read by Doreen Marcotte
The Strange-looking Man. By Fanny Kemble Johnson 8:39 Read by MelissaMarie
The Caller in the Night. By Burton Kline 41:23 Read by Sarah Hill
The Interval. By Vincent O'Sullivan 15:09 Read by Ben Tucker
A Certain Rich Man—." By Lawrence Perry 43:05 Read by Elsie Selwyn
The Path of Glory. By Mary Brecht Pulver Part 1 38:40 Read by Rel22
The Path of Glory. By Mary Brecht Pulver Part 2 27:40 Read by Rel22
Ching, Ching, Chinaman. By Wilbur Daniel Steele 54:37 Read by billromer
None So Blind. By Mary Synon 30:44 Read by Christine Bowden
The Biographical Roll of Honor of American Short Stories for 1917 1:01:26 Read by Christine Rottger
The Roll of Honor of Foreign Short Stories in American Magazines for 1917 4:36 Read by czandra
The Best Books of Short Stories of 1917: A Critical Summary 38:02 Read by BettyB
The Best Sixty-three American Short Stories of 1917: A Critical Summary 36:50 Read by BettyB