Wilbur Daniel Steele (1886–1978) was an American author and playwright known for his short stories and magazine contributions.
Short Stories written by Wilbur Daniel Steele
Clay and the Cloven Hoof 1927 - She came into his life on an afternoon of golden sunlight. Afterward, looking back across the abyss, the peace of… ... Read more
Footfalls 1927 - This is not an easy story; not a road for tender or for casual feet. Better the meadows. Let me… ... Read more
For They Know Not What They Do 1927 - When Christopher Kain told me his story, sitting late in his dressing-room at the Philharmonic I felt that I ought… ... Read more
Ked’s Hands 1927 - It is called Ked's Hand, and it is not unlike a hand in shape, with the knuckle of the sandy… ... Read more
Luck 1927 - [Note: This is not a fancy sketch. I got it from a clergyman who was an instructor at Woolwich forty… ... Read more
Out of Exile 1927 - Among all the memories of my boyhood in Urkey Island the story of Mary Matheson and the Blake boys comes… ... Read more
The Half Ghost 1927 - Both of us had the feeling about Gale, though I had said nothing to Beckweth and Beckweth had said nothing… ... Read more
The Handkerchief Lady’s Girl 1927 - It is mostly the women that whisper about women (at least it was so here in Old Harbor, when I… ... Read more
The Marriage in Kairwan 1927 - Kairwan the Holy lay asleep, pent in its thick walls. The moon had sunk at midnight, but the chill light… ... Read more
The Wickedness of Father Veiera 1927 - The day was perfect, the dome of the sky flawless of any streak of cloud, the sand flat and pale… ... Read more
The Woman at Seven Brothers 1927 - I tell you sir, I was innocent. I didn't know any more about the world at twenty-two than some do… ... Read more
The Yellow Cat 1927 - At least once in my life I have had the good fortune to board a deserted vessel at sea. I… ... Read more
White Horse Winter 1927 - The little house where I was born, and in which I passed the earlier years of my life, stands about… ... Read more
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