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The Best Short Stories of 1918, and the Yearbook of the American Short Story

A Journey Through Early 20th-Century American Fiction

by Harrison Rhodes, Sinclair Lewis, Charles Caldwell Dobie, Julian Street, Achmed Abdullah, George Gilbert, Mary Heaton Vorse, Gordon Hall Gerould, Katharine Holland Brown, Edwina Stanton Babcock, Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mary Mitchell Freedley, G. Humphrey, Arthur Johnson, Burton Kline, Katharine Prescott Moseley, William Dudly, Fleta Campbell Springer, Edward C. Venable, Frances Gilchrist Wood ...

The Best Short Stories of 1918, and the Yearbook of the American Short Story offers a compelling snapshot of the literary transformations occurring at the close of the Great War. The anthology bridges diverse themes ranging from the angst of societal change to intimate portraits of human emotion, combining various literary styles'Äîfrom naturalism to early modernist expressions. With a tapestry of ... Read more

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The Best Short Stories of 1918, and the Yearbook of the American Short Story offers a compelling snapshot of the literary transformations occurring at the close of the Great War. The anthology bridges diverse themes ranging from the angst of societal change to intimate portraits of human emotion, combining various literary styles'Äîfrom naturalism to early modernist expressions. With a tapestry of
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Secret Voices

A Year of Women's Diaries

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'Totally addictive.'– Alice Loxton, The Daily Telegraph'An intriguing, highly snackable guide to women's experiences.'– Independent'A modern classic.'– Alison Weir, author and historian'The sort of book you return to again and again.'– Tracy Borman, author and historianA captivating collection of daily extracts from women... ... Read more

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'Totally addictive.'– Alice Loxton, The Daily Telegraph'An intriguing, highly snackable guide to women's experiences.'– Independent'A modern classic.'– Alison Weir, author and historian'The sort of book you return to again and again.'– Tracy Borman, author and historianA captivating collection of daily extracts from women...
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James Thurber: Writings & Drawings (LOA #90)

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A comprehensive collection of the American humorist’s best work—including “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”—plus original drawings and a chronology of Thurber’s own troubled lifeJames Thurber, whimsical fantasist and deadpan chronicler of everyday absurdities, brought American humor into the 20th century. His comic persona, a modern city-dweller whose zaniest flights of free association are tinged ... Read more

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A comprehensive collection of the American humorist’s best work—including “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”—plus original drawings and a chronology of Thurber’s own troubled lifeJames Thurber, whimsical fantasist and deadpan chronicler of everyday absurdities, brought American humor into the 20th century. His comic persona, a modern city-dweller whose zaniest flights of free association are tinged
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Savage Beauty

The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay

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Thirty years after the smashing success of Zelda, Nancy Milford returns with a stunning second act. Savage Beauty is the portrait of a passionate, fearless woman who obsessed American ever as she tormented herself.ONE OF ESQUIRE’S 50 BEST BIOGRAPHIES OF ALL TIMEIf F. Scott Fitzgerald was the hero of the Jazz Age, Edna St. Vincent Millay, as flamboyant in her love affairs as she was in her art, was ... Read more

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Thirty years after the smashing success of Zelda, Nancy Milford returns with a stunning second act. Savage Beauty is the portrait of a passionate, fearless woman who obsessed American ever as she tormented herself.ONE OF ESQUIRE’S 50 BEST BIOGRAPHIES OF ALL TIMEIf F. Scott Fitzgerald was the hero of the Jazz Age, Edna St. Vincent Millay, as flamboyant in her love affairs as she was in her art, was
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How to Tell a Story and Other Essays

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Series Book 8 - Writing & Publishing References
Why the Humorous Story Can Only Be Told by AmericansI do not claim that I can tell a story as it ought to be told. I only claim to know how a story ought to be told, for I have been almost daily in the company of the most expert story-tellers for many years.There are several kinds of stories, but only one difficult kind—the humorous. I will talk mainly about that one. The humorous story is ... Read more

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Why the Humorous Story Can Only Be Told by AmericansI do not claim that I can tell a story as it ought to be told. I only claim to know how a story ought to be told, for I have been almost daily in the company of the most expert story-tellers for many years.There are several kinds of stories, but only one difficult kind—the humorous. I will talk mainly about that one. The humorous story is
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The Gift Of The Magi (Mobi Classics)

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The Gift of the Magi" is a short story written by O. Henry (a pen name for William Sydney Porter), allegedly at Pete's Tavern on Irving Place in New York City.James Dillingham Young and his wife Della are a young couple who are very much in love with each other, but can barely afford their one-room apartment due to their very bad economic situation. For Christmas, Della decides to buy Jim a chain ... Read more

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The Gift of the Magi" is a short story written by O. Henry (a pen name for William Sydney Porter), allegedly at Pete's Tavern on Irving Place in New York City.James Dillingham Young and his wife Della are a young couple who are very much in love with each other, but can barely afford their one-room apartment due to their very bad economic situation. For Christmas, Della decides to buy Jim a chain
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The Velveteen Rabbit (Illustrated Edition)

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The Velveteen Rabbit is a first children's book and a heart-warming tale by Margery Williams, an English-American author, primarily of popular children's books. It is about a stuffed rabbit who longs to become real, and the magic that makes his dream come true.Christmas morning, the room filled with the hustle and bustle of preparation, a rabbit stitched of velveteen sits perched on top of the ... Read more

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The Velveteen Rabbit is a first children's book and a heart-warming tale by Margery Williams, an English-American author, primarily of popular children's books. It is about a stuffed rabbit who longs to become real, and the magic that makes his dream come true.Christmas morning, the room filled with the hustle and bustle of preparation, a rabbit stitched of velveteen sits perched on top of the
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The Mystery of Mary

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Tyron cannot forget Mary's beautiful face and spirit. He determines to discover the true identity of the young woman he longs to protect - and love... ... Read more

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Constant Reader

The New Yorker Columns 1927–28

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Dorothy Parker’s complete weekly New Yorker column about books and people and the rigors of reviewing.When, in 1927, Dorothy Parker became a book critic for the New Yorker, she was already a legendary wit, a much-quoted member of the Algonquin Round Table, and an arbiter of literary taste. In the year that she spent as a weekly reviewer, under the rupic “Constant Reader,” she created what is still ... Read more

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Dorothy Parker’s complete weekly New Yorker column about books and people and the rigors of reviewing.When, in 1927, Dorothy Parker became a book critic for the New Yorker, she was already a legendary wit, a much-quoted member of the Algonquin Round Table, and an arbiter of literary taste. In the year that she spent as a weekly reviewer, under the rupic “Constant Reader,” she created what is still
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Rapture and Melancholy

The Diaries of Edna St. Vincent Millay

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The first publication of Edna St. Vincent Millay’s private, intimate diaries, providing “a candid self-portrait of the ‘bad girl of American letters’” (Kirkus Reviews)“Endlessly intriguing and illuminating. The publication of Edna St. Vincent Millay's diaries is a major literary event, providing astonishing insight into the great poet’s art and life.”—Chloe Honum, author of The Tulip-FlameThe ... Read more

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The first publication of Edna St. Vincent Millay’s private, intimate diaries, providing “a candid self-portrait of the ‘bad girl of American letters’” (Kirkus Reviews)“Endlessly intriguing and illuminating. The publication of Edna St. Vincent Millay's diaries is a major literary event, providing astonishing insight into the great poet’s art and life.”—Chloe Honum, author of The Tulip-FlameThe
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The Cases of Blue Ploermell

by James Thurber, Bill Peschel ...

Series Book 9 - 223B Casebook
In 1923, the young reporter James Thurber was given a half a page in the Sunday Evening Dispatch of Columbus, Ohio, every week to fill with anything he wanted. For most of that year, he turned out book reviews, humorous commentary, jokes, stories, and even literary criticism.He also wrote a series of 13 short Sherlockian parodies — 10,000 words in all — starring Blue Ploermell, a “psychosocial” ... Read more

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In 1923, the young reporter James Thurber was given a half a page in the Sunday Evening Dispatch of Columbus, Ohio, every week to fill with anything he wanted. For most of that year, he turned out book reviews, humorous commentary, jokes, stories, and even literary criticism.He also wrote a series of 13 short Sherlockian parodies — 10,000 words in all — starring Blue Ploermell, a “psychosocial”
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Twice upon a Time

Selected Stories, 1898–1939

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Although L.M. Montgomery (1874–1942) is best remembered for the twenty-two book-length works of fiction that she published in her lifetime, from Anne of Green Gables (1908) to Anne of Ingleside (1939), she also contributed some five hundred short stories and serials to a wide range of North American and British periodicals from 1895 to 1940. While most of these stories demonstrate her ability to ... Read more

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Although L.M. Montgomery (1874–1942) is best remembered for the twenty-two book-length works of fiction that she published in her lifetime, from Anne of Green Gables (1908) to Anne of Ingleside (1939), she also contributed some five hundred short stories and serials to a wide range of North American and British periodicals from 1895 to 1940. While most of these stories demonstrate her ability to
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