Fifty Best American Short Stories

Elsie Singmaster was an American author who wrote many short stories and novels. She is known for works like Fifty Best American Short Stories, a collection that showcases her skill in the genre.

American editor, writer and co-founder of Story Magazine Married to writer and editor Whit Burnett from 1930 to 1942. Born: 21 March 1897 in Boston, Massachusetts Died: 5 September 1977 in Northampton, Massachusetts [link text][1] ---------- MARTHA FOLEY DIES; EDITOR AND TEACHER ------------------------------------- By Wolfgang Saxon Sept. 7, 1977 Credit...The New York Times Archives See the article in its original context from September 7, 1977, Page 55B [link tex...

Ring Lardner was a sharp-witted American humorist whose work is collected in A Subtreasury of American Humor. He's known for his satirical take on everyday life and the foibles of human nature.

Sherwood Anderson was born in Camden, Ohio on the 13th of September, 1876. He attended school only intermittently, while helping to support his family by working as a newsboy, housepainter, stock handler, and stable groom. At the age of 17 he moved to Chicago where he worked as a warehouse laborer and attended business classes at night. During the Spanish-American war Anderson fought in Cuba and returned after the war to Ohio, for a final year of schooling at Wittenberg College, Springfield. A...

Theodore Dreiser was a major American novelist of the early 20th century. He's best known for his powerful social realism, particularly in his novel An American Tragedy. Dreiser's work often explored the struggles of ordinary people against societal forces.