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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
THE BEST BRITISH SHORT STORIES OF 1922
WHERE WAS WYCH STREET? — By STACY AUMONIER
THE LOOKING GLASS — By J.D. BERESFORD
THE OLIVE — By ALGERNON BLACKWOOD
ONCE A HERO — By HAROLD BRIGHOUSE
THE PENSIONER — By WILLIAM CAINE
BROADSHEET BALLAD — By A.E. COPPARD
THE CHRISTMAS PRESENT — By RICHMAL CROMPTON
SEATON'S AUNT By WALTER DE LA MARE
THE REAPER — By DOROTHY EASTON
THE SONG — By MAY EDGINTON
A HEDONIST — By JOHN GALSWORTHY
THE BAT AND BELFRY INN — By ALAN GRAHAM
THE LIE — By HOLLOWAY HORN
A GIRL IN IT — By ROWLAND KENNEY
THE BACKSTAIRS OF THE MIND — By ROSAMOND LANGBRIDGE
THE BIRTH OF A MASTERPIECE — By LUCAS MALET
"GENIUS" — By ELINOR MORDAUNT
THE DEVIL TO PAY — By MAX PEMBERTON
EMPTY ARMS — By ROLAND PERTWEE
LENA WRACE — By MAY SINCLAIR
THE DICE THROWER — By SIDNEY SOUTHGATE
THE STRANGER WOMAN — By G.B. STERN
THE WOMAN WHO SAT STILL — By PARRY TRUSCOTT
MAJOR WILBRAHAM — By HUGH WALPOLE
THE YEARBOOK OF THE BRITISH
ADDRESSES OF PERIODICALS PUBLISHING SHORT STORIES
THE ROLL OF HONOR
A LIST OF
ARTICLES ON THE SHORT STORY