The Best British Short Stories of 1922

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Twenty-four short stories by famous and not-so-famous British authors. (Summary by David Wales)

Note: A shortened section 21 was replaced on Dec 30, 2014 with the full text.

Genre(s): Short Stories

Language: English

Section Chapter Author Source Reader Time Language
Play 00 Introductory Essays John Cournos Etext David Wales
00:25:17 en
Play 01 Where was Wych Street? Stacy Aumonier Etext David Wales
00:45:53 en
Play 02 Looking-Glass, The J. D. Beresford Etext David Wales
01:05:42 en
Play 03 Olive, The Algernon Blackwood Etext David Wales
00:30:39 en
Play 04 Once a Hero Harold Brighouse Etext David Wales
00:42:54 en
Play 05 Pensioner, The William Caine Etext David Wales
00:12:20 en
Play 06 Broadsheet Ballad A. E. Coppard Etext David Wales
00:18:58 en
Play 07 Christmas Present, The Richmal Crompton Etext David Wales
00:11:17 en
Play 08 Seaton's Aunt Part 1 Walter De la Mare Etext David Wales
00:52:15 en
Play 09 Seaton's Aunt Part 2 Walter De la Mare Etext David Wales
00:35:15 en
Play 10 Reaper, The Dorothy Easton Etext David Wales
00:12:09 en
Play 11 Song, The May Edginton Etext David Wales
00:34:02 en
Play 12 Hedonist, A John Galsworthy Etext David Wales
00:21:16 en
Play 13 Bat and Belfry Inn, The Alan Graham Etext David Wales
00:38:23 en
Play 14 Lie, The Holloway Horn Etext David Wales
00:07:06 en
Play 15 Girl in It, A Rowland Kenney Etext David Wales
00:31:14 en
Play 16 Backstairs of the Mind, The Rosamond Langbridge Etext David Wales
00:11:57 en
Play 17 Birth of a Masterpiece, The Lucas Malet Etext David Wales
00:33:58 en
Play 18 Genius Part 1 Elinor Mordaunt Etext David Wales
00:31:04 en
Play 19 Genius Part 2 Elinor Mordaunt Etext David Wales
00:30:04 en
Play 20 Devil to Pay, The Sir Max Pemberton Etext David Wales
00:33:19 en
Play 21 Empty Arms Roland Pertwee Etext David Wales
00:35:43 en
Play 22 Lena Wrace May Sinclair Etext David Wales
00:34:11 en
Play 23 Dice Thrower, The Sidney Southgate Etext David Wales
00:22:52 en
Play 24 Stranger Woman, The G. B. Stern Etext David Wales
00:38:55 en
Play 25 Woman Who Sat Still, The L. Parry Truscott Etext David Wales
00:22:47 en
Play 26 Major Wilbraham Hugh Walpole Etext David Wales
00:43:58 en