Each year O’Brien read the short stories published in American magazines and chose the ones he thought best. In this wartime volume his introduction argues that the war had numbed writers’ imaginations, yet the selection still ranges from fever wards and village feuds to Sinclair Lewis’s “The Willow Walk”. A yearbook of the American short story closes the book.
A snapshot of American fiction in 1918, ideal for readers who enjoy discovering forgotten writers beside famous ones. Download the free EPUB.