The best short stories of 1921, and the yearbook of the American short storyYEARBOOK OF THE AMERICAN SHORT STORYReading editionChapter navigation39 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1921YEARBOOK OF THE AMERICAN SHORT STORYEDWARD J. O'BRIENTO A.E. COPPARDINTRODUCTIONTHE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1921BROTHERS[2]FANUTZA[3]EXPERIMENT[4]DARKNESS[5]AN INSTRUMENT OF THE GODS[6]THE LIZARD GOD[7]UNDER THE DOME[8]FRENCH EVA[9]THE PAST[10]HIS SMILE[11]THE HARBOR MASTER[12]GREEN GARDENS[13]SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY[14]THE LITTLE MASTER OF THE SKY[15]THE MAN WITH THE GOOD FACE[16]MASTER OF FALLEN YEARS[17]THE SHAME DANCE[18]KINDRED[19]SHELBY[20]THE WALLOW OF THE SEA[21]ADDRESSES OF MAGAZINES PUBLISHING SHORT STORIESTHE BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ROLL OF HONOR OF AMERICAN SHORT STORIESTHE ROLL OF HONOR OF FOREIGN SHORT STORIES IN AMERICAN MAGAZINESTHE BEST BOOKS OF SHORT STORIES OF 1921: A CRITICAL SUMMARYBELOW FOLLOWS A RECORD OF THIRTY DISTINCTIVE VOLUMES PUBLISHED BETWEEN OCTOBER 1, 1920 AND SEPTEMBER 30, 1921.VOLUMES OF SHORT STORIES PUBLISHED IN THE UNITED STATESVOLUMES OF SHORT STORIES PUBLISHED IN ENGLAND AND IRELAND ONLYVOLUMES OF SHORT STORIES PUBLISHED IN FRANCEARTICLES ON THE SHORT STORYINDEX OF SHORT STORIES IN BOOKSMAGAZINE AVERAGESINDEX OF SHORT STORIES PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN MAGAZINESINDEX OF SHORT STORIES PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN MAGAZINES (continued 2)Previous chapter ←THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1921Next chapter →EDWARD J. O'BRIENAll chapters and sections (39)THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1921YEARBOOK OF THE AMERICAN SHORT STORYEDWARD J. O'BRIENTO A.E. COPPARDINTRODUCTIONTHE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1921BROTHERS[2]FANUTZA[3]EXPERIMENT[4]DARKNESS[5]AN INSTRUMENT OF THE GODS[6]THE LIZARD GOD[7]UNDER THE DOME[8]FRENCH EVA[9]THE PAST[10]HIS SMILE[11]THE HARBOR MASTER[12]GREEN GARDENS[13]SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY[14]THE LITTLE MASTER OF THE SKY[15]THE MAN WITH THE GOOD FACE[16]MASTER OF FALLEN YEARS[17]THE SHAME DANCE[18]KINDRED[19]SHELBY[20]THE WALLOW OF THE SEA[21]ADDRESSES OF MAGAZINES PUBLISHING SHORT STORIESTHE BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ROLL OF HONOR OF AMERICAN SHORT STORIESTHE ROLL OF HONOR OF FOREIGN SHORT STORIES IN AMERICAN MAGAZINESTHE BEST BOOKS OF SHORT STORIES OF 1921: A CRITICAL SUMMARYBELOW FOLLOWS A RECORD OF THIRTY DISTINCTIVE VOLUMES PUBLISHED BETWEEN OCTOBER 1, 1920 AND SEPTEMBER 30, 1921.VOLUMES OF SHORT STORIES PUBLISHED IN THE UNITED STATESVOLUMES OF SHORT STORIES PUBLISHED IN ENGLAND AND IRELAND ONLYVOLUMES OF SHORT STORIES PUBLISHED IN FRANCEARTICLES ON THE SHORT STORYINDEX OF SHORT STORIES IN BOOKSMAGAZINE AVERAGESINDEX OF SHORT STORIES PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN MAGAZINESINDEX OF SHORT STORIES PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN MAGAZINES (continued 2)EDITED BY← THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1921EDWARD J. O'BRIEN →