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Best Short Stories of 1917

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

The Excursion. By Edwina Stanton Babcock

34:27

Onnie. By Thomas Beer

45:01

A Cup of Tea. By Maxwell Struthers Burt

55:25

Lonely Places. By Francis Buzzell

30:57

Boys Will Be Boys. By Irvin S. Cobb

1:16:28

Laughter. By Charles Caldwell Dobie

45:24

The Emperor of Elam. By H. G. Dwight Part I

21:22

The Emperor of Elam. By H. G. Dwight Part II

18:53

The Emperor of Elam. By H. G. Dwight Part III

26:48

The Emperor of Elam. By H. G. Dwight Part IV

42:44

The Emperor of Elam. By H. G. Dwight Part V

20:45

The Emperor of Elam. By H. G. Dwight Part VI

30:57

The Emperor of Elam. By H. G. Dwight Part VII

17:48

The Gay Old Dog. By Edna Ferber

49:09

The Knight's Move. By Katharine Fullerton Gerould

40:33

A Jury of Her Peers. By Susan Glaspell

43:21

The Bunker Mouse. By Frederick Stuart Greene

47:37

Rainbow Pete. By Richard Matthews Hallet

38:49

Get Ready the Wreaths. By Fannie Hurst Part 1

33:20

Get Ready the Wreaths. By Fannie Hurst Part 2

37:12

The Strange-looking Man. By Fanny Kemble Johnson

8:39

The Caller in the Night. By Burton Kline

41:23

The Interval. By Vincent O'Sullivan

15:09

A Certain Rich Man—." By Lawrence Perry

43:05

The Path of Glory. By Mary Brecht Pulver Part 1

38:40

The Path of Glory. By Mary Brecht Pulver Part 2

27:40

Ching, Ching, Chinaman. By Wilbur Daniel Steele

54:37

None So Blind. By Mary Synon

30:44

The Biographical Roll of Honor of American Short Stories for 1917

1:01:26

The Roll of Honor of Foreign Short Stories in American Magazines for 1917

4:36

The Best Books of Short Stories of 1917: A Critical Summary

38:02

The Best Sixty-three American Short Stories of 1917: A Critical Summary

36:50