Abstract

American Plan

This article presents several books "Best Short Stories of the World," edited with an introduction by Konrad Bercovici, "Transatlantic Stories," with an introduction by Ford Madox Ford, "Great Short Stories of the World," edited by Barrett H. Clark and Max Lieber, "The Best Short Stories of 1925," edited by Edward J. O'Brien, "The Best French Short Stories of 1924-1925," edited by Richard Eaton, and "The Best Continental Short Stories of 1924-1925," edited by Richard Eaton. "No Other literary form," continues Mr. Bercovici "exacts so much intense concentration on subject and form. The most valuable volume for the student is "Great Short Stories of the World," a collection of 177 tales including the earliest as well as the latest narratives, thus presenting the background and the continuity necessary to a thorough understanding of the contemporary short story.