The best short stories of 1920, and the yearbook of the American short story
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The best short stories of 1920, and the yearbook of the American short story
American fiction -- 20th century; Short stories -- 20th century -- Bibliography; Short stories -- 20th century -- Indexes; Short stories, American
(3) #Knight, (Clifford) Reynolds.# Born at Fulton, Kan., 1886.
Educated at Washburn College, Topeka, and University of
Michigan. Has been engaged in railroad and newspaper work.
Taught in the Signal Corps Training School at Yale during
the war. Now on the editorial staff of the Kansas City Star.
Chief interests: Books and music. First published story:
"The Rule of Three," The Railroad Man's Magazine, Oct.,
1911. Author: "Tommy of the Voices," 1918. Lives in Kansas
City, Mo.
*Melody Jim.
#Komroff, Manuel.#
Thumbs.
"#Kral, Carlos A. V."# Born in a country town in southern
Michigan, Dec. 29, 1890, of Czech-Yankee descent. Has lived
continuously since three years of age in one of the large cities
of the Great Lakes. Graduated from a public high school, but
was educated chiefly by thought and private study.
Landscape with Trees, and Colored Twilight with Music.
(6) #La Motte, Ellen Newbold.# Born in Louisville, Ky., of
northern parentage. Privately educated. Graduated from the
Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1902. Since engaged in social
work and public health work. Was in charge of the Tuberculosis
Division of the Baltimore Health Dept. for several years. Has
been living chiefly in Paris since 1913. Was in France with
a year's service in a Field Hospital attached to the French
Army. Spent a year in China and the Far East, 1916-7. Chief
interests: the under dog, either the individual or nation.
First short story: "Heroes," Atlantic Monthly, Aug., 1916.
Author: "The Tuberculosis Nurse," 1914; "The Backwash of
War," 1916; "Peking Dust," 1919; "Civilization," 1919.
"The Backwash of War" was suppressed by the British, French
and American governments. It went through four printings first,
and is now released again.
Golden Stars.
#McCourt, Edna Wahlert.#
*Lichen.
(6) #MacManus, Seumas.#
Conaleen and Donaleen.
Heartbreak of Norah O'Hara.
Lad from Largymore.
#Mann, Jane.# Born near New York City of Knickerbocker ancestry.
After college preparatory school had several years of art
education. Chief interest: wandering along coasts, living
with the natives, seeing what they do and hearing what they
say. First published story: "Men and a Gale o' Wind," Collier's
Weekly, Nov. 8, 1913. Lives in Provincetown, Mass.
Heritage.
#Mason, Grace Sartwell.# Born at Port Allegheny, Pa., Oct. 31,
1877. Educated privately. Married to Redfern Mason, the
musical critic, 1902. Author: "The Car and the Lady," 1909;
"The Godparents," 1910; "Micky and His Gang," 1912; "The
Bear's Claws" (with John Northern Hilliard), 1913; "The
Golden Hope," 1915. Lives at Carmel, Cal.
*His Job.
(6) #"Maxwell, Helena"# (_for biography, see 1919_).
Adolescence.
#Mears, Mary M.# Born at Oshkosh, Wis. Educated at State
Normal School, Wis. Unmarried. Journalist since 1896. Author:
"Emma Lou--Her Book," 1896; "Breath of the Runners," 1906;
"The Bird in the Box"; "Rosamond the Second." Lives in New York City.
Forbidden Thing.
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