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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)

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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