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Short Stories [v 6 #2, May 1891] (The Current Literature Publishing Co.; New York, 25¢, 128pp, digest) [DKL]

129 · The Widow Gamberti · Countess Lara; trans. by E. Cavazza · ss; from the Italian.
137 · Pleasure · Olive Schreiner · vi (r); from: Dreams.
138 · The Coup de Grâce · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner Jun 30, 1889
144 · The Waving Red Legs · J. W. Gally · ss The Argonaut
148 · Julius Roy’s Dream · Ernest Rhys · ss MacMillan’s Magazine
160 · A Complicated Case · Anon.; trans. by E. C. Waggener · ss; from: La Vie Moderne.
164 · Dreeing Her Weird · Anna Vernon Dorsey · vi
165 · An Experiment in Hypnotism · Anon. · ss; from: London Truth.
175 · Sunshine · Daniel Stimson Knowlton · vi
176 · The Four Dreams · Emile Zola · ss (r); no information re translation.
184 · Found · Dan Quin · vi
185 · The Magic Shadow · Arthur Quiller-Couch · ss The Speaker Jan 3, 1891
189 · The Bass-Viol of Abelsberg · P. S. Rosegger; trans. by Grace Isabel Colborn · ss; from the German.
193 · Sentenced · Marie More Marsh · vi
194 · The Drowned Man · Guy de Maupassant; trans. by Frederic Hart Wilson · ss
200 · The First Visit · Luigi Gualdo; trans. by E. C. · vi
201 · “Petrel” and “The Black Swan” · Anon. · ss The Cornhill Magazine
208 · The Voice of Nature · W. C. Morrow · vi
209 · Vict’ry’s Divorcement · Octave Thanet & Lura N. Brown · ss New York Herald
219 · “Sweet Hour of Prayer” · William Wallace Cook · vi
220 · The Sobbing Pines · Charles F. Lummis · ss The San Francisco Chronicle
225 · The Rescue · D. B. Waggener · vi
226 · The Big Lie · William Gilmore Simms · nv Harper’s Oct, 1870
Short Stories [v 6 #3, June 1891] (The Current Literature Publishing Co.; New York, 25¢, 128pp, digest) [DKL]

257 · Availability: A Study in Journalism · Ida Baccini; trans. by E. Cavazza · ss; from the Italian.
262 · Coyote · J. A. Breckons · vi
263 · A Precipitate Lover · Anon.; trans. by E. C. Waggener · ss; from: La Vie Moderne.
269 · My Margaret · Anon. · ss The Boston Globe
279 · God’s Light · Olive Schreiner · vi Missionary Magazine
280 · The Leisure Burglar · A. Rudolph Federmann · ss The St. Paul Pioneer Press
284 · “Eliza” the Nihilist · E. V. S. · ss Pall Mall Gazette
291 · First Love · Angelo Pesce; trans. by E. C. · vi; from the Italian.
292 · Mr. and Mrs. Hannibal Hawkins · Belle C. Greene · ss The Portfolio
299 · Fantasia · E. T. A. Hoffmann; trans. by E. E. Steinmetz · vi; from: Kreisleriana.
300 · A Little Chapter of Life · Acton Davies · ss New York Evening Sun
303 · “The Buster” · J. Whit. Marcy · vi
304 · The Golampians · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner
310 · Poor Dog Pierrot · Guy de Maupassant; trans. by Cordelia B. Browne · ss
315 · Thrown Away · Rudyard Kipling · ss (r); from: Tales from the Hills.
323 · In the Stretch · Warren Ratcliffe McVeigh · vi
324 · The Pirate’s Cave · Nelson Ayers · ss New Orleans Picayune
333 · These-an’-That’s Wife · Arthur Quiller-Couch · ss The London Spectator
337 · The Cooked Trout · Ed. Mott · ss (r); from: Collected Sketches.
341 · The Sentinel · E. C. W. · vi
342 · The Convict Ship · Anon. · ss New York Sun; from: “Good Stories of the Present Day”.
347 · Separation · Anna H. Smith · vi
348 · Stephen Purcell · W. H. Maxwell · nv
Short Stories [v 7 #1, July 1891] (The Current Literature Publishing Co.; New York, 25¢, 128pp, digest) [DKL]

1 · Husband and Wife · Mathilde Serao; trans. by Mrs. William Sharp · ss; from the Italian.
6 · The Wrestlers · Richard H. Keller · vi
7 · The Shadow of a Doubt · Anon. · ss (r); from: “The Matron: N.Y. Town Topics” (whatever that means).
10 · The Greatest of Astonomers · Edmund Spencer · ss (r); from: Collected Sketches.
17 · The Debutante · Heileman Wilson · vi
18 · The Mouse’s Ransom · Anon. · ss London Society
23 · Wetherbee’s Wife · Margaret Collier Graham · ss The Argonaut
34 · Soaked · John L. Given · vi
35 · The Sleepless Kid · Dan Quin · ss Kansas City, MO, Star
40 · The Returned Slave · A. L. Tinney · vi
41 · Jean’s Letter · Paul Favel; trans. by E. C. Waggener · ss; from the French.
45 · Chovalsky the Joiner · R. B. Davenport · ss (r); from: Siberian Sketches.
62 · Not in Armor · Stanley Waterloo · vi
63 · Doretta’s Confession · Enrico Castelnuovo; trans. by E. Cavazza · ss; from the Italian.
68 · An Ancient Chronicle · Franklyn W. Lee · ss (r); from: Collected Sketches.
72 · Inspiration · R. L. Ketchum · vi
73 · The Martyr Mother · Hans Christian Andersen; trans. by E .C. Waggener · ss
80 · Faith · W. W. Lord, Jr. · vi
81 · Divorced · Jean Reibrach · ss (r); from: Transatlantic / translation from French apparently from Transatlantic.
86 · The Stolen Ship · Anon. · ss (r); from: Queer Tales of the Sea.
91 · The Open Gate · Douglas Sladen · vi
92 · In the Bush · A. B. · ss (r); from: Colonial Sketches.
98 · Wild West Romance Number 27 · Hugh A. Wetmore · ss Northwest Magazine
191 · The Boy by the Beach · Arthur Quiller-Couch · ss (r); from: Noughts and Crosses.
105 · The Diamond Lens · Fitz-James O’Brien · nv Atlantic Monthly Jan, 1858
Short Stories [v 7 #2, August 1891] (The Current Literature Publishing Co.; New York, 25¢, 128pp, digest) [DKL]

129 · The Story of the Diary · Pedro Antonio de Alarcón; trans. by Mary Springer · ss; translation from Spanish.
138 · “Vesuvius” · Charles Warren Stoddard · vi
139 · The Stone-Breaker · Ernest L’Épine; trans. by Laura Lyon White · nv; translation from French.
154 · Passing That Way · Orazio Grandi; trans. by E. Cavazza · ss; translation from Italian.
157 · Uncle Tom Barker · Bill Arp · ss Atlanta Constitution
163 · My Enemy · Elizabeth S. Bates · vi
164 · The Nihilist · Leon de Linseau; trans. by E. C. · ss; translation from French.
170 · Athletic Vengeance · Ernest Mobray · ss London Budget
174 · The Smile of Kama-Deva · Judith Gautier; trans. by Mrs. William Sharp · vi; from: La Conquete du Paradis.
175 · A Tasmania Love Tale · Tasma · nv (r); from: Coo-ee: Tales of Australian Life..., where it appeared as: “An Old-Time Episode in Tasmania”.
189 · Boum-Boum · Jules Claretie; trans. by Mary Stuart Symonds · ss; translation from French.
195 · White Wine · Willis Steele · vi
196 · Father Giles of Ballymoy · Anthony Trollope · nv Argosy May ’66; from: Treasury of Irish Tales.
214 · “Too Hard” · Homer Bassford · vi
215 · A Mystery of the Sea · Lieut. C. R. Lowe · ss (r); from: Tales of Old Ocean.
223 · Ec-Pay-Ah · Buckey O’Neill · vi
224 · She—With the Black Poodle · Julius Chambers · ss (r); from Paris, “Galignant”.
227 · Dead in Bed · Thomas J. Mosier · vi
228 · The Cloak · Nikolai Gogol · na
Short Stories [v 7 #3, September 1891] (The Current Literature Publishing Co.; New York, 25¢, 128pp, digest) [DKL] 257 · A Non-Conductor · Sofia Bini; trans. by E. Cavazza · ss; translation from Italian. 260 · “Boot Hill” · J. Whitcomb Marcy · vi 261 · The Story of an Ass · Arsene Houssaye; trans. by E. C. Waggener · ss; translation from French. 267 · An Imported Sentiment · Anon. · ss St. Stephen’s Review 273 · Smoke Wreaths · Grace M. Hurd · vi 274 · A Financial Failure · Sarah Orne Jewett · ss (r) 287 · The Pawky Peddler · Anon. · ss The Glasgow Citizen 293 · Guilty · S. L. Bacon · vi 294 · Greatest Story Ever Written [“The Finest Story in the World”] · Rudyard Kipling · nv Contemporary Review Jul, 1891 320 · The Great Cinch · Clarence Pullen · ss New York Sun 326 · The Steamer-Chair · Heileman Wilson · vi 327 · An Elaborate Murderer · Franklin Fyles · ss (r) 334 · Polite “Old Scip” · James H. Connelly · vi 335 · In the Advertisements · Fulvia; trans. by E. Cavazza · ss; translated from Italian. 344 · A Tragedy · Amy Elizabeth Leigh · vi 345 · Ocean Reminiscences · W. Clark Russell · ss The Independent 349 · Desire · Marquot; trans. by E. C. W. · vi; translated from French. 350 · The Egg-Stealer · Arthur Quiller Couch · ss London Speaker 353 · Angora Tom · R. L. Ketchum · vi 354 · Green Tea [Martin Hesselius] · J. Sheridan Le Fanu · nv All the Year Round Oct 23-Nov 13, 1869
Short Stories [v 8 #1, October 1891] (The Current Literature Publishing Co.; New York, 25¢, 128pp, digest) [DKL]

1 · Two Nostalgias — A Love Tale · Haydee; trans. by E. Cavazza · ss; translation from Italian.
10 · The Pickaninny · R. N. Alvey · vi
11 · The Waiting Juliet · Arthur Quiller-Couch · ss (r); from: Memoirs of a Retired Burglar, in: The London Speaker.
15 · The Priest Narcissus · Demetrius Bikelas · ss; translation from the Greek.
29 · Metempsychosis · Catulle Mendes; trans. by Osmund Warde · vi; translation from French.
31 · A Kansas Honeymoon · Octave Thanet · ss (r)
43 · Innocence · Julia Schayer · vi
44 · Wanted — S.V.P. · Maltravieres; trans. by E. C. Waggener · ss; translation from French.
52 · A Memory · C. Emma Cheney · vi
53 · The Black Eyes · Pedro Antonio de Alarcón; trans. by Mary J. Serrano · ss; from: Moors and Christians, translation from Spanish.
63 · The New Moon · Charles Stuart Pratt · vi
64 · Philosophy “At Home” · Anton Chekhov; trans. by Isabel F. Hapgood · ss; translation from Russian.
73 · How We Hung Red Shed · Joaquin Miller · ss San Francisco Wasp
79 · Apples · A. I. Tinney · vi
80 · The Man Without a Shadow · Adelbert von Chamisso · na (r)
Short Stories [v 8 #2, November 1891] (The Current Literature Publishing Co.; New York, 25¢, 128pp, digest) [DKL] 129 · The Suicide of Julian Sorel · Matilde Serao; trans. by E. Cavazza · ss; translated from Italian. 140 · The Secret of Life · Anon. · ss (r) 143 · The Baby’s Funeral · J. Pennington, Jr. · vi 144 · Honey and Human Nature · John Habberton · ss (r) 160 · Despair · Ella Higginson · vi 161 · A Discontented Maid · Catulle Mendes; trans. by E. C. Waggener · ss; translated from French. 164 · Mary Gotrie’s Lad · Marget Spence · ss The Glasgow Herald 175 · The Amateur · James Clarence Harvey · vi 176 · Found and Lost · Anon. · ss (r); as (?) “The Physician” from: N.Y. Town Topics. 179 · Miss Parsons’ Adventure · William Clark Russell · ss Black and White 194 · An Old Fogy · F. J. Long · vi 195 · Rustic Chivalry · Giovanni Verga; trans. by E. Cavazza · ss; translation from Italian. 201 · The Mediation of Money · A. H. Lewis · ss Kansas City, MO, Star 208 · Faith · Parker L. Walter · vi 209 · Molly · Julia Schayer · ss The Tiger Lily 225 · Audacity — a Bet Well Won · Anon. · ss The London “Hawk" 233 · Jack Long [by Charles Wilkins Webber] · Anon. · ss American Review Feb, 1845; at least slightly abridged.
Short Stories [v 8 #3, December 1891] (The Current Literature Publishing Co.; New York, 25¢, 128pp, digest) [DKL]

257 · Drawing-Room Comedians · Matilde Serao; trans. by E. Cavazza · ss; translated from Italian.
262 · The Light-Bearer · Charles Howard Shinn · vi
263 · Barnaby’s Offering · Sarpeta; trans. by Alice Ballard-Macdonald · ss; from: Gil Blas (Paris) / translation from French.
269 · Sarah Geake’s Prayer · Arthur Quiller-Couch · ss London Speaker
274 · A Caprice of Destiny · Mrs. M. L. Rayne · vi
276 · Overboard! · Edith Elmer · vi
277 · Sophia Paulovna Eczardy · Henry Harland · nv (r)
298 · A Cut Ninepence · William Visscher · ss Pacific Magazine
304 · Miasma · Warren Ratcliffe McVeigh · vi
305 · The Hatton-Garden Swindle · J. M. Barrie · ss (r)
319 · A Marriage Failure · Jules Claretie; trans. by E. C. Waggener · ss; translated from French.
326 · A Square Deal · Sam Davis · vi
327 · The Strange Promise · Neera; trans. by Elizabeth Cavazza · ss; translated from Italian.
330 · His Private Honor · Rudyard Kipling · ss (r)
347 · A Shattered Masterpiece · Beniczky-Bajza; trans. by F. de B. Gude · ss; translated from Spanish.
353 · An Emergency · Maria Moore March · vi
354 · The House of Dishonor · H. B. Marriott Watson · ss The National Observer
360 · Reforming an Outcast · Dan Quin · ss Kansas City, MO, Star
366 · Wandering Willie’s Tale [from Redgauntlet] · Sir Walter Scott · ex London: Constable, 1824
Short Stories [v 12 #1, January 1893] (Current Literature Pub. Co.; New York, small standard) [LE:19618] · The Sighing Bells of Bouillon · Berta Tauber Harper · ss · In the Days of Albret Durer · Emily M. Hoppin · ss · The Cipher · Gilbert Parker · ss (r) · Zodomirsky’s Duel · Alexandre Dumas · ss The Strand Jun, 1892 · The Rosebush · Hartley Courtlandt Davis · ss · Not on the Passenger List · Robert Barr · ss · The Pendragons · Frederick Burton · ss · On the Bar · Francis Churchill Williams · ss · A Tale of Two Cities · Will Lisenbee · ss · The Scarf-Pin · Wm. McKendree Bangs · ss · The Child of Urbino · Louisa De La Rame · ss · A Strange Language · Edric Vredenburg · ss · The Three Drawers · Catulle Mendès · ss · The Price of a Life · Eugene Scribe · ss · General Housework · Mrs. Orel Orvis · ss · Rab and His Friends · John Brown, M.D. · ss
Short Stories [v 13 #1, May 1893] ed. Anon. (Current Literature Publishing Company, The) Details taken from scan of Table of Contents. [Phil Stephensen-Payne] · Not a Salon Picture · Pauline Hoffman · ss · The Outcasts · Ella Wheeler Wilcox · ss · Hadasska’s Wedding · Sacher-Masoch; trans. by C. E. Steinmetz · vi · A Business Flirtation · Will Carleton · ss · A Matter of Course · Temple Bar · ss · A Night Among the Jumbies · Eugene Murray Aaron, Ph.D. · ss · Jumping a Claim · Alfred E. Keet · ss · The Parchment of the Moorish Doctor · Emile Souvestre; trans. by Caroline D. Sawyer · ss · How Charley Found His Courage · W. H. Cressingham · ss · Told in the Train · Guy de Maupassant · ss · The Throne of England · Virginia Loveling; trans. by Emma M. Phelps · ss · My Stowaway · Robert Barr · ss (r) · The King’s Stratagem · Stanley G. Weyman · ss The Strand Apr, 1891 · The Baked Head · Anon. · ss · The Death of a Deserter · V. Stuart Mosby · ss
Short Stories [v 20 #1, September 1895] ed. Anon. (Current Literature Publishing Company, The) Details taken from scan of Table of Contents. [Phil Stephensen-Payne] 1 · The Children of the Moccasin · G. D. Wetherbee · ss 15 · The Circus Rider · Mary Moncure Parker · ss 27 · My Nephew Joseph · Ludovic Halévy; trans. by Louise H. Conger · ss 37 · On the Great Plains · Wm. Thompson · ss 44 · A Sunday Afternoon · J. Henry Shorthouse · ss 56 · My Parrot · Leon de Tinseau; trans. by H. Twitchell · ss 64 · The Vendetta · Michel Raymond; trans. by William Struthers · ss 74 · Crotchets and Quavers · Grace Schuyler · ss 84 · The Master of the Steam · Richard Linthicum · ss 90 · Revenge · Hugh A. Wetmore · ss 92 · The Wreck · Guy de Maupassant · ss 102 · A Chevalier of the Empire · Georges d’Esparbès; trans. by Reuben B. Davenport · ss · The Ghost’s Revenge · Paul Heyse; trans. by F. F.Wadsworth Putnam, A. M. · ss
Short Stories [v 20 #2, October 1895] ed. Anon. (Current Literature Publishing Company, The) Details taken from scan of Table of Contents. [Phil Stephensen-Payne] 129 · A Rustic Wizard · Grazia Deledda; trans. by Elizabeth Pullen · ss 140 · In the Father’s Garden · Earle Tracy · ss 150 · Ah Wang; or, The Quail Fight · Li-te-Schue; trans. by Mrs. Lancaster · ss 160 · A Mysterious Bridegroom · Mrs. Oliphant · ss 177 · A Blizzard · J. A. Macrae · ss 182 · The Dictionary · Léon Xanrof; trans. by F. A. Weston · ss 189 · A Party of Four · Stanley J. Weyman · ss 202 · Reforming a Fair Smuggler · Lieut. G. de H. Browne · ss 214 · What Was It? · Lucy Cleveland · ss 220 · An Express Idyl · Arthur Griffiths · ss 230 · The Sparrow · Ivan Tourgueneff · vi 231 · Sub Rosa · M. & T. · ss 235 · On the Trail · L. Bushee Livermore · vi 236 · Golden Dreams · Isolde Kurtz; trans. by A. W.Slate Ayer, H. T. · ss; In the “Famous Stories” series
Short Stories [v 30 #1, January 1896] (small standard, cover by Edward Mayer) Contents from EBAY auction. · Her Novel [Parkhurst, H. L.] · Isabel Whiteley · ss · The Informer of Red Clay Gully [Ransom, F. C.] · Huldah Herrick · ss · On the Eve of the Passover · Adelaide Keen · ss · From the Sea · Frank H. Sweet · ss · The Mirror · Catulle Mendès · ss (r) · The Legend of the Christmas Jewels · Maurice Pottecher · ss (r) · Bab · Stanley J. Weyman · nv The English Illustrated Magazine Aug, 1884 · Monsieur Papillon · Henri Lavedan · ss · Two of Them · J. M. Barrie · ss (r) · The Boy and the Pessimist · Barry Pain · ss (r) · A New Year’s Gift · Charles Hervey · ss (r) · Professor Cookson’s Séance · W. Pett Ridge · ss (r) · The Expiatory Mass · Honoré de Balzac · ss (r)

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