Wilbur Daniel Steele (Critical Survey of Short Fiction)
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Between 1914 and 1955, Wilbur Daniel Steele published ten novels, none of which achieved any critical success or extended life. Despite his early association with the Provincetown Players, his several attempts at writing plays came to nothing. Much of the popular success of Steele’s short stories derived from his manipulation of the O. Henry ending, a knack that does not transport to other genres.
Achievements
Of Wilbur Daniel Steele’s nearly two hundred published short...
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