The best short stories of 1916

About this eBook

Editor

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

Title

The best short stories of 1916, and the yearbook of the American short story

Original Publication

Boston: Small, Maynard & Company, 1916, copyright 1917.

Credits

Chuck Greif and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Subject

Short stories -- 20th century -- Indexes

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 79656

Release Date

September 25, 2026

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1916
2. 2.BY WAY OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT
3. 3.CONTENTS
4. 4.INTRODUCTION
5. 5.THE SACRIFICIAL ALTAR [1] By GERTRUDE ATHERTON From Harper’s Magazine
6. 6.MISS WILLETT [2] By BARRY BENEFIELD From The Century Magazine
7. 7.SUPERS [3] By FREDERICK BOOTH From The Seven Arts Magazine
8. 8.FOG [4] By DANA BURNET From McBride’s Magazine
9. 9.MA’S PRETTIES [5] By FRANCIS BUZZELL From The Pictorial Review
10. 10.THE GREAT AUK [6] By IRVIN S. COBB From The Saturday Evening Post
11. 11.THE LOST PHOEBE [7] By THEODORE DREISER From The Century Magazine
12. 12.THE SILENT INFARE [8] By ARMISTEAD C. GORDON From Scribner’s Magazine
13. 13.THE CAT OF THE CANE-BRAKE [9] By FREDERICK STUART GREENE From The Metropolitan Magazine
14. 14.MAKING PORT [10] By RICHARD MATTHEWS HALLET From Every Week
15. 15.“ICE WATER, PL——!” [11] By FANNIE HURST From Collier’s Weekly
16. 16.LITTLE SELVES [12] By MARY LERNER From The Atlantic Monthly
17. 17.THE SUN CHASER [13] By JEANNETTE MARKS From The Pictorial Review . — I — II — III — IV — V — VI — VII — VIII — IX — X — XI — XII
18. 18.AT THE END OF THE ROAD [14] By WALTER J. MUILENBURG From The Forum
19. 19.THE BIG STRANGER ON DORCHESTER HEIGHTS [15] By ALBERT DU VERNEY PENTZ From The Boston Transcript
20. 20.THE MENORAH [16] By BENJAMIN ROSENBLATT From The Bellman
21. 21.PENANCE [17] By ELSIE SINGMASTER From The Pictorial Review
22. 22.FEET OF GOLD [18] By GORDON ARTHUR SMITH From Scribner’s Magazine — I — II — III — IV
23. 23.DOWN ON THEIR KNEES [19] By WILBUR DANIEL STEELE From Harper’s Magazine
24. 24.HALF-PAST TEN [20] By ALICE L. TILDESLEY From The Black Cat
25. 25.ROLL OF HONOR FOR 1916
26. 26.VOLUMES OF SHORT STORIES FOR 1916
27. 27.FIFTY AMERICAN SHORT STORIES OF 1916 — A CRITICAL SUMMARY
28. 28.NECROLOGY
29. 29.MAGAZINE AVERAGES FOR 1916
30. 30.INDEX OF SHORT STORIES FOR 1916 — FOOTNOTES:

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