The best short stories of 1921, and the yearbook of the American short story

"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, ... Read More "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.) Show Less

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Editor	O'Brien, Edward J. (Edward Joseph), 1890-1941
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
Title	The best short stories of 1921, and the yearbook of the American short story
Original Publication	Boston : Small, Maynard & Company, c1922
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.
Credits	E-text prepared by Suzanne Lybarger and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Reading Level	Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language	English
LoC Class	PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject	Short stories, American
Subject	American fiction -- 20th century
Subject	Short stories -- 20th century -- Bibliography
Subject	Short stories -- 20th century -- Indexes
Category	Text
EBook-No.	18709
Release Date	Jun 28, 2006
Copyright Status	Public domain in the USA.
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