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The Best British short stories of 1923 : and yearbook of the British short story /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: O'Brien, Edward J. (Edward Joseph), 1890-1941, Cournos, John, 1881-1966
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Small, Maynard, [1923]
Subjects:
Short stories, English.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The smell in the library / Michael Arlen
  • Miss Bracegirdle does her duty / Stacy Aumonier
  • A queer fellow / Clifford Bax
  • Melancholy adventure / D.F. Boyd
  • The mole / Gerald Bullett
  • Black country / Thomas Burke
  • Alas, poor Bollington! / A.E.Coppard
  • Sindbad of "Sunny Lea" / Norman Davey
  • Death of the jester / W.L. George
  • The stranger / Richard Hughes
  • "Some talk of Alexander" / A.S.M. Hutchinson
  • Comfort / F.Tennyson Jesse
  • Old Gadgett / Sheila Kaye-Smith
  • The horse dealer's daughter / D.H.Lawrence
  • The fly / Katherine Mansfield
  • The taipin / W. Somerset Maugham
  • Stripes / Ethel Colburn Mayne
  • Another temple grove / C.E. Montague
  • The inspired 'busman / Elinor Mordaunt
  • The sniper / Liam O'Flaherty
  • Contrairy Mary / Edwin Pugh
  • The mayor's dovecote / Sir A.T. Quiller-Couch
  • The prophetic camera / L. De Giberne Sieveking
  • The machine breaks down / Osbert Sitwell
  • The enemy / Hugh Walpole
  • Blessed are the meek / Mary Webb.