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Barrett H. Clark (1890–1953)

Author of Great Short Stories of the World

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Includes the names: Barrett Clark, Barret H. Clark, Barrett H. Clark, Clark Barrett H., Barrett Harper Clark, Barrett H. Clark ed., Barrett H. Clark, ed., Barrett Clark, editor, Ed. Barrett Harper Clark, Editor; Barrett H. Clark, and Davenport Barrett Harper (Editor) Clark, Will

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Works by Barrett H. Clark

Great Short Stories of the World (1925) — Editor — 163 copies, 1 review
World Drama, Volume 2: Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Denmark, Russia and Norway (1933) — Editor — 103 copies
World Drama, Volume 1: Ancient Greece, Rome, India, China, Japan, Medieval Europe, and England (1933) 94 copies
European Theories of the Drama (1983) 47 copies
Eugene O'Neill - The Man and His Plays (1947) 22 copies
Great Short Novels of the World (1927) — Editor — 19 copies
Great Short Biographies of the World (1928) 15 copies
The shape of thought : how mental adaptations evolve (2014) 11 copies
Jurgen and the censor. Report of the Emergency committee organized to protest against the suppression of James Branch Cabell's Jurgen (1920) — Editor — 10 copies
Nine Modern American Plays (1951) 10 copies
Great Short Biographies of Modern Times/Bonibooks series (1932) 8 copies
A History of Modern Drama (1947) — Editor — 8 copies
Great short biographies of ancient times, the middle ages and the renaissance;: A collection of short biographies, literary portraits and memoirs ... literatures of the ancient… (1935) 8 copies
Representative One-Act Plays by British and Irish Authors (2009) — Editor — 5 copies
Heart of the Hudson Travel Discovery Kit (1998) 4 copies
A Study of the Modern Drama 4 copies
Three Modern Plays from the French (1914) — Articles and bibliographies; Editor; Translator — 3 copies
Paul Green (1974) 3 copies
A World of Stories for Children: The Great Fairy, Folk Tales and Legends of the World From the Earliest Times to the Late Nineteenth Century (1947) 3 copies
The American Scene 3 copies
The British and American drama of to-day; outlines for their study: suggestions, questions, biographies, and bibliographies for use in connection with the study of the more… (1971) 3 copies
Intimate Portraits; Being Recollections of Maxim Gorky, John Galsworthy, Edward Sheldon, George Moore, Sidney Howard and Others. (Essay and general literature index reprint… (1970) 3 copies
Indian Summer: A Comedy in One Act (2012) 2 copies
World Drama, 20 Unabridged Plays (1933) 2 copies
Data Visualization Toolkit: Using JavaScript, Rails, and Postgres to Present Data and Geospatial Information (Addison-Wesley Professional Ruby Series) (2016) 2 copies
26 Unabridged Plays, World Drama, Volume 2: Ancient Greece, Rome, India, China, Japan, Medieval Europe, and England; (1960) 2 copies
America's lost plays 2 copies
Å’dipus or Pollyanna, with a note on dramatic censorship 2 copies
The Doctor in Spite of Himself: a Farce in Two Acts: by Moliere: Translated by Barrett H. Clark (1942) 2 copies
Nine modern American plays, 2 copies
How To Produce Amateur Plays - A Practical Manual 2 copies
Modesty: A comedy in one act (2010) 2 copies
Maxwell Anderson: The Man And His Plays (2007) 2 copies
Four Plays of the Free Theater 1 copy
Twenty-Six Unabridged Plays of World Drama: Volume I 1 copy
Twenty Unabridged Plays of World Drama: Volume II 1 copy
Doctor Love: a Comedy in Three Acts: by Moliere 1 copy
World Drama: 20 Unabridged Plays 1 copy
A study of the modern drama;: A handbook for the study and appreciation of typical plays, European, English, and American, of the last three-quarters of a century, (1938) 1 copy
Master Patelin, Solicitor (1915) 1 copy
European Theories of the Drama. With a supplement on the American drama. An anthology of dramatic theory and criticism, etc. (Revised edition.) 1 copy
Favorite American plays of the nineteenth century 1 copy
How to Produce Amateur Plays (2015) 1 copy
World Drama: 20 Unabridged Plays Volume 2 1 copy
Maxwell Anderson: The Man And His Plays by Clark, Barrett H. by Clark, Barrett H. 1 copy
The modern drama 1 copy
A study of world drama 1 copy
Panurge's Sheep: A Comedy in One Act By Meilhac and Halevy (1921) 1 copy
Legacy, The 1 copy
Beneficent Bear, The 1 copy
The Continental Drama of To-Day (2009) 1 copy
Masterpieces of Modern Spanish Drama (The Great Galeoto, The Duchess of San Quentin, Daniela) (1922) 1 copy
The Blush of Shame. A Few Considerations on Verbal Obscenity in the Theatre. 1 copy
Speak the speech; reflections on good English and the reformers 1 copy
An hour of American drama 1 copy
Great short stories 1 copy
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Associated Works

Rabbit Hill (1944) — Director, some editions — 3,265 copies, 52 reviews
A Marriage Proposal: A Comedy in One Act (1914) — Translator, some editions — 52 copies, 3 reviews
The Reviewer, Volume II, Numbers 1-6 (October 1921-March 1922) — Contributor — 1 copy
The Reviewer, Volume V, Numbers 1-4 (Jan-Oct 1925) — Contributor — 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Legal name
Clark, Barrett Harper
Birthdate
1890-08-26
Date of death
1953-08-05
Gender
male
Education
University of Chicago
University of Paris
Occupations
editor
historian
dramaturg
Relationships
Clark, Coleman (brother)
Clark, S. H. (father)
Short biography
Barrett H. Clark was an influential editor, critic, historian, lecturer and literary manager. He also helped create theatre companies that encouraged experimental American dramatists in the pattern of the Provincetown and Washington Square Players. As he developed professionally, he incorporated most of the skills of a modern American dramaturg into his work, using these skills to promote and encourage hundreds of American dramatists.
Nationality
USA
Birthplace
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Place of death
Briarcliff Manor, New York, USA
Associated Place (for map)
USA

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Great Short Stories of the World by Barrett H. Clark
This collection marks the first attempt to bring together in a single volume a characteristic group of the outstanding examples of the Short Story as it has been practised by writers of almost every race, from the earliest days of civilization down to the present century.

It is a collection of Complete Short Stories chosen from the Literatures of all Periods and Countries.
Aug 21, 2008
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