# Best Short Stories of 1917

An audiobook by Various, read by LibriVox volunteers (19 h 40 min, English).

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

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## Chapters

1. Introduction. By Edward J. O'Brien, Editor (21:56): https://archive.org/download/bestshortstories1917_2310_librivox/bestshortstories1917_01_various_64kb.mp3
2. The Excursion. By Edwina Stanton Babcock (34:27): https://archive.org/download/bestshortstories1917_2310_librivox/bestshortstories1917_02_various_64kb.mp3
3. Onnie. By Thomas Beer (45:01): https://archive.org/download/bestshortstories1917_2310_librivox/bestshortstories1917_03_various_64kb.mp3
4. A Cup of Tea. By Maxwell Struthers Burt (55:25): https://archive.org/download/bestshortstories1917_2310_librivox/bestshortstories1917_04_various_64kb.mp3
5. Lonely Places. By Francis Buzzell (30:57): https://archive.org/download/bestshortstories1917_2310_librivox/bestshortstories1917_05_various_64kb.mp3
6. Boys Will Be Boys. By Irvin S. Cobb (1:16:28): https://archive.org/download/bestshortstories1917_2310_librivox/bestshortstories1917_06_various_64kb.mp3
7. Laughter. By Charles Caldwell Dobie (45:24): https://archive.org/download/bestshortstories1917_2310_librivox/bestshortstories1917_07_various_64kb.mp3
8. The Emperor of Elam. By H. G. Dwight Part I (21:22): https://archive.org/download/bestshortstories1917_2310_librivox/bestshortstories1917_08_various_64kb.mp3
9. The Emperor of Elam. By H. G. Dwight Part II (18:53): https://archive.org/download/bestshortstories1917_2310_librivox/bestshortstories1917_09_various_64kb.mp3
10. The Emperor of Elam. By H. G. Dwight Part III (26:48): https://archive.org/download/bestshortstories1917_2310_librivox/bestshortstories1917_10_various_64kb.mp3
11. The Emperor of Elam. By H. G. Dwight Part IV (42:44): https://archive.org/download/bestshortstories1917_2310_librivox/bestshortstories1917_11_various_64kb.mp3
12. The Emperor of Elam. By H. G. Dwight Part V (20:45): https://archive.org/download/bestshortstories1917_2310_librivox/bestshortstories1917_12_various_64kb.mp3
13. The Emperor of Elam. By H. G. Dwight Part VI (30:57): https://archive.org/download/bestshortstories1917_2310_librivox/bestshortstories1917_13_various_64kb.mp3
14. The Emperor of Elam. By H. G. Dwight Part VII (17:48): https://archive.org/download/bestshortstories1917_2310_librivox/bestshortstories1917_14_various_64kb.mp3
15. The Gay Old Dog. By Edna Ferber (49:09): https://archive.org/download/bestshortstories1917_2310_librivox/bestshortstories1917_15_various_64kb.mp3
16. The Knight's Move. By Katharine Fullerton Gerould (40:33): https://archive.org/download/bestshortstories1917_2310_librivox/bestshortstories1917_16_various_64kb.mp3
17. A Jury of Her Peers. By Susan Glaspell (43:21): https://archive.org/download/bestshortstories1917_2310_librivox/bestshortstories1917_17_various_64kb.mp3
18. The Bunker Mouse. By Frederick Stuart Greene (47:37): https://archive.org/download/bestshortstories1917_2310_librivox/bestshortstories1917_18_various_64kb.mp3
19. Rainbow Pete. By Richard Matthews Hallet (38:49): https://archive.org/download/bestshortstories1917_2310_librivox/bestshortstories1917_19_various_64kb.mp3
20. Get Ready the Wreaths. By Fannie Hurst Part 1 (33:20): https://archive.org/download/bestshortstories1917_2310_librivox/bestshortstories1917_20_various_64kb.mp3
21. Get Ready the Wreaths. By Fannie Hurst Part 2 (37:12): https://archive.org/download/bestshortstories1917_2310_librivox/bestshortstories1917_21_various_64kb.mp3
22. The Strange-looking Man. By Fanny Kemble Johnson (8:39): https://archive.org/download/bestshortstories1917_2310_librivox/bestshortstories1917_22_various_64kb.mp3
23. The Caller in the Night. By Burton Kline (41:23): https://archive.org/download/bestshortstories1917_2310_librivox/bestshortstories1917_23_various_64kb.mp3
24. The Interval. By Vincent O'Sullivan (15:09): https://archive.org/download/bestshortstories1917_2310_librivox/bestshortstories1917_24_various_64kb.mp3
25. A Certain Rich Man—." By Lawrence Perry (43:05): https://archive.org/download/bestshortstories1917_2310_librivox/bestshortstories1917_25_various_64kb.mp3
26. The Path of Glory. By Mary Brecht Pulver Part 1 (38:40): https://archive.org/download/bestshortstories1917_2310_librivox/bestshortstories1917_26_various_64kb.mp3
27. The Path of Glory. By Mary Brecht Pulver Part 2 (27:40): https://archive.org/download/bestshortstories1917_2310_librivox/bestshortstories1917_27_various_64kb.mp3
28. Ching, Ching, Chinaman. By Wilbur Daniel Steele (54:37): https://archive.org/download/bestshortstories1917_2310_librivox/bestshortstories1917_28_various_64kb.mp3
29. None So Blind. By Mary Synon (30:44): https://archive.org/download/bestshortstories1917_2310_librivox/bestshortstories1917_29_various_64kb.mp3
30. The Biographical Roll of Honor of American Short Stories for 1917 (1:01:26): https://archive.org/download/bestshortstories1917_2310_librivox/bestshortstories1917_30_various_64kb.mp3
31. The Roll of Honor of Foreign Short Stories in American Magazines for 1917 (4:36): https://archive.org/download/bestshortstories1917_2310_librivox/bestshortstories1917_31_various_64kb.mp3
32. The Best Books of Short Stories of 1917: A Critical Summary (38:02): https://archive.org/download/bestshortstories1917_2310_librivox/bestshortstories1917_32_various_64kb.mp3
33. The Best Sixty-three American Short Stories of 1917: A Critical Summary (36:50): https://archive.org/download/bestshortstories1917_2310_librivox/bestshortstories1917_33_various_64kb.mp3