O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920 by Society of Arts and Sciences et al.
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"O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920" is a collection of short stories selected by the Society of Arts and Sciences, reflecting the literary landscape of early 20th century America. This anthology features works that exemplify the best in American fiction from a specific year, capturing a diverse array of themes, styles, and characters that resonate with the complexity of human experience. The opening portion of the anthology introduces the context
of the O. Henry Memorial Award, detailing its founding and the criteria for selecting winning stories. It highlights the significance of recognizing achievements in American storytelling and the rich variety of themes across the selected pieces. Specifically, the introductory section emphasizes the intertwined nature of fiction with the larger fabric of society and culture, suggesting that these stories not only reflect personal narratives but also the collective American consciousness of the time. Multiple stories, including "Each in His Generation" and "Contact!", are mentioned, hinting at themes of generational conflict, love, and societal expectations, although the detailed summaries of these narratives are yet to unfold in the rest of the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Editor | Society of Arts and Sciences (U.S.) |
|---|---|
| Author of introduction, etc. | Williams, Blanche Colton, 1879-1944 |
| Title | O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920 |
| Contents | Each in his generation, by Maxwell Struthers Burt -- "Contact!", by Frances Noyes Hart -- The camel's back, by F. Scott Fitzgerald -- Break-neck hill, by Esther Forbes -- Black art and ambrose, by Guy Gilpatric -- The judgment of Vulcan, by Lee Foster Hartman -- The argosies, by Alexander Hull -- Alma mater, by O.F. Lewis -- Slow poison, by Alice Duer Miller -- The face in the window, by William Dudley Pelley -- A matter of loyalty, by Lawrence Perry -- Professor Todd's used car, by L.H. Robbins -- The thing they loved, by "Marice Rutledge" -- Butterflies, by "Rose Sidney" -- No flowers, by Gordon Arthur Smith -- Footfalls, by Wilbur Daniel Steele -- The last room of all, by Stephen French Whitman. |
| Credits | E-text prepared by Stan Goodman |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | American fiction -- 20th century |
| Subject | Short stories, American -- Periodicals |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 11721 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-11721-8 |
| Release Date | Mar 1, 2004 |
| Last Update | Oct 28, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 766 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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