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100 1 _aSociety of Arts and Sciences
_q(U.S.)
245 1 0 _aO. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2004
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2004-03-01
505 0 _aEach 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.
508 _aE-text prepared by Stan Goodman
520 _a"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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aAmerican fiction -- 20th century
653 _aShort stories, American -- Periodicals
700 1 _aWilliams, Blanche Colton,
_d1879-1944
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11721
999 _c53167
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