The Best Short Stories of 1921, and the Yearbook of the American Short Story

O'Brien, Edward J. (Edward Joseph) — 2024-11-05T12:45:52Z

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Title: The Best Short Stories of 1921, and the Yearbook of the American Short Story

Original Publication: Boston : Small, Maynard & Company, c1922

Note: Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Contents: Brothers / Sherwood Anderson -- Fanutza / Konrad Bercovici -- Experiment / Maxwell Struthers Burt -- Darkness / Irvin S. Cobb -- An instrument of the gods / Lincoln Colcord -- The lizard god / Charles J. Finger -- Under the dome / Waldo Frank -- French Eva / Katherine Fullerton Gerould -- The past / Ellen Glasgow -- His smile / Susan Glaspell -- The harbor master / Richard Matthews Hallet -- Green gardens / Frances Noyes Hart -- She walks in beauty / Fannie Hurst -- The little master of the sky / Manuel Komroff -- The man with the good face / Frank Luther Mott -- Master of fallen years / Vincent O'Sullivan -- The shame dance / Wilbur Daniel Steele -- Kindred / Harriet Maxon Thayer -- Shelby / Charles Hanson Towne -- The wallow of the sea / Mary Heaton Vorse.

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Summary: "The Best Short Stories of 1921" edited by Edward J. O'Brien is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. This anthology features a range of narratives that highlight notable themes and characters from American literature during that time period. The collection aims to capture the essence of contemporary life through varied storytelling styles and distinctive voices of that era. At the start of this anthology, the opening story, "Brothers" by Sherwood Anderson, sets the tone with a somber narrative about an old man in the countryside who believes he has connections to a murderer in the city. The man, seen as somewhat delusional by the locals, is preoccupied with kinship and relationships, intertwining his narrative with that of a troubled factory foreman who commits a shocking act of violence. The juxtaposition of the old man's yearning for connection and the stark reality of the murder highlights themes of loneliness, identity, and the complexity of human relationships, forming a poignant introduction to the collection's exploration of life in America during this transformative period. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contributor: Anderson, Sherwood, 1876-1941

Contributor: Bercovici, Konrad, 1882-1961

Contributor: Burt, Maxwell Struthers, 1882-1954

Contributor: Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury), 1876-1944

Contributor: Colcord, Lincoln, 1883-1947

Contributor: Finger, Charles Joseph, 1869-1941

Contributor: Frank, Waldo David, 1889-1967

Contributor: Gerould, Katharine Fullerton, 1879-1944

Contributor: Glasgow, Ellen Anderson Gholson, 1873-1945

Contributor: Glaspell, Susan, 1882?-1948

Contributor: Hallet, Richard Matthews, 1887-1967

Contributor: Hart, Frances Noyes, 1890-1943

Contributor: Hurst, Fannie, 1889-1968

Contributor: Komroff, Manuel, 1890-1974

Contributor: Mott, Frank Luther, 1886-1964

Contributor: O'Sullivan, Vincent, 1868-1940

Contributor: Steele, Wilbur Daniel, 1886-1970

Contributor: Thayer, Harriet Maxon, 1889-

Contributor: Towne, Charles Hanson, 1877-1949

Contributor: Vorse, Mary Heaton, 1874-1966

Editor: O'Brien, Edward J. (Edward Joseph), 1890-1941

EBook No.: 18709

Published: Jun 28, 2006

Downloads: 252

Language: English

Subject: Short stories, American

Subject: American fiction -- 20th century

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.