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Romance: The Tales of the New York Story Club [v1 #1, February 1891] (15¢, 142pp, 5" x 8¼") Details supplied by Denny Lien. 3 · Told by a Skeleton · Charles Michelson · ss San Francisco Examiner 7 · Love and Stars · Alphone Daudet · ss (r) 13 · Beyond the Pale · Rudyard Kipling · ss Plain Tales from the Hills, Thacker, Spink & Co 1888 19 · The Cry in the Dark · Anon. · ss Detroit Free Press 22 · Markheim · Robert Louis Stevenson · ss The Broken Shaft: Unwin’s Annual for 1886, ed. Sir Henry Norman, T. Fisher Unwin 1885 39 · A Miser’s Ghost · Anon. · ss (r) 42 · Raxworthy’s Treasure · Julian Hawthorne · ss New York Herald 54 · The Story of a Phantom Bark · Anon. · ss (r) 60 · An Apparition · Guy de Maupassant · ss 1883; translated from the French. 67 · The Black Cross · Anon. · ss (r) 72 · The Tavern in the Woods · M. Quad · ss New York Weekly 82 · The Wet Dungeon-Straw · Jean Richepin; translated by Walter Learned · vi New York Evening Post; from: Le Morts Bizarres. 85 · A Hard Struggle · Anon. · ss The Sun 90 · A Hero from the North · H. Elton Smith · ss Overland Monthly 99 · The Siege of Sunda Gunge · Anon. · ss Temple Bar 112 · The Dispatch-Bearer · W. K. Robertson · ss Kansas City Times 118 · A Doctor’s Dream · Anon. · ss Pittsburgh Press 122 · Two Mexican Legends · Le Roy Armstrong · ss The Chicago Herald 132 · “Brooms” · Anon. · ss New York World 134 · A Battle of the Border · Anon. · ss New York World 141 · A Combination Lock · Marie Wainwright · ss The Dramatic Mirror

Romance: The Tales of the New York Story Club [v1 #2, March 1891] (15¢, 160pp, 5" x 8¼") Details supplied by Denny Lien. 145 · The Woman of the Inner Room · W. C. Morrow · ss The Argonaut 163 · Cupid’s Arrows · Rudyard Kipling · ss Plain Tales from the Hills, Thacker, Spink & Co 1888 167 · Sonia · Sidney Pickering · ss The English Illustrated Magazine 185 · For Isobel · Maurice Thompson · ss (r) 194 · Juana’s Ordeal · Katharine Du Bois · ss Overland Monthly 203 · A Widow’s Vendetta · Guy de Maupassant · ss (r); translated from the French. 208 · A Severed Hand · Harold R. Vynne · ss (r) 216 · A Modern Elijah · Richard York · ss (r); supposedly a True Story, per intro, but looks like fiction. 221 · He Was a Gentleman · One Who Knew Him · ss (r) 224 · Armstrong’s Revenge · Anon. · ss Chambers’s Journal 232 · His Natal Star · Austyn Granville · ss Chicago Journal 239 · The Miser’s Hand · M. A. · ss The Chicago Globe 243 · A Napoleon of Love · A Hero Worshipper · vi (r) 244 · What Killed Him? · Captain Absolute · vi (r) 246 · A Kentucky Princess · Mary Hartwell Catherwood · ss The Chicago Tribune 258 · Tom Ryder’s Child · The Village Schoolmaster · ss New-York Tribune 267 · The Man with the Waxen Finger · M. Betham Edwards · ss Once a Week 277 · Her “Fresh Air” Boy · Edith Sessions Tupper · vi The (New York) Sunday World 279 · The Violin’s Story · Alan Adair · ss Murray’s Magazine 296 · A Terrible Ride · Jim West’s Substitute · ss Chatter

Romance: The Tales of the New York Story Club [v1 #3, April 1891] (15¢, 160pp, 5" x 8¼") Details supplied by Denny Lien. 305 · A Passion in the Desert · Honoré de Balzac · ss The Strand Magazine Feb 1891; translated from the French (“Une Passion dans le Désert”, 1830). 319 · “Wreck Reynolds” · Adair Welcker · ss (r) 334 · Does a Two-Year-Old Baby Pay? · His Father · vi Detroit Free Press 336 · A Moment of Terror · Guy de Maupassant · ss Boston Evening Transcript; translated from the French. 340 · A Lost Chord · Edward W. Townsend · ss The Argonaut 343 · My Old Drawing-Master · S. H. E. · ss Macmillan’s Magazine 353 · Two Mountain Rivals · Henry Cleveland Wood · ss 362 · A Game of Cards · One of the By-standers · vi New-York Tribune 363 · The Wreck of the U.S.S. “Currituck” · Robert G. Denig · ss 379 · Sally · Albert Fleming · ss Gentleman’s Magazine 401 · A Duel · Jules Lermina · ss The San Francisco Sunday Call 1891; see also “In the Tomb” in the September 1891 issue.; translated from the French (“Dans la tombe”, La Terre illustree #7, December 1890). 406 · A Story of Waterloo · Scot Gray · vi (r) 408 · The Reprieve · Lew Vanderpoole · ss The St. Louis Republic 414 · Doyne’s Wonderful Dogs · M. D. · ss All the Year Round 427 · The Story of Lotis · M. E. Torrence · ss 434 · Dan Miters · Opie P. Read · ss The St. Paul Pioneer-Press 441 · A Tragic Joke · Cornoyer’s Friend · ss The Evening Sun 444 · Aunt Phoebe’s Heirlooms · Anon. · ss The Argosy (UK) Feb 1891 455 · The Australian’s Story · Anon. · ss The (New York) Sunday World

Romance: The Tales of the New York Story Club [v2 #1, May 1891] (15¢, 156pp, 5" x 8¼") Details supplied by Denny Lien. 3 · How the Redoubt Was Taken · Prosper Mérimée · ss The Strand Magazine Feb 1891; translated from the French (Mosaïque, 1833). 8 · The Print of a Horse’s Hoof · W. H. Babcock · ss 22 · A Lunch Party · The Victim · vi Chicago Evening Sun 24 · A Fight for Life · Cuthbert Larking · ss Temple Bar 33 · How He Won Her · Adair Welcker · ss The Washington Hatchet 37 · The Superintendent’s Story · Charles Scales · ss 51 · Denver Pete · Globe Reporter · ss The St. Paul Globe 54 · The Bubble, Reputation · Austyn Granville · ss Chicago Journal 61 · An Astral Projection · E. H. Clough · ss The Argonaut 73 · The Loss of the Emir · Anon. (by David George Hogarth) · ss The Cornhill Magazine Oct 1890 90 · Jealousy in Mid-Air · Joseph Montel · ss The San Francisco Sunday Call 96 · An Heiress from Red Horse · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner Mar 15 1891 103 · How a Woman Loved · Theodore de Banville · ss The Newark News 108 · A Memorable Game of Chess · A Spectator · ss Chambers’s Journal 113 · An Eccentric Romance · Alice Clarke · ss The Home Maker 127 · A Mystery of Old Gray’s Inn · Andree Hope · ss Macmillan’s Magazine

Romance: The Tales of the New York Story Club [v2 #2, June 1891] (15¢, 152pp, 5" x 8¼") Details supplied by Denny Lien. 159 · The Mystic Krewe · Maurice Thompson · nv The San Francisco Sunday Call 177 · Who Comes Here? · M. Quad · ss The (New York) Sunday World 181 · A Romance of the Mountains · Charles Scales · ss 194 · Bob Gorman’s Letters · William Wallace Cook · ss The Chicago Figaro 198 · Don Basilio’s Story · Don Pedro A. de Alarcon; translated by E. J. Fagundus · ss 208 · Dimple and Dumpling · Acton Davies · ss The Evening Sun 212 · ’Lection at Mindar Kester’s · Milton T. Adkins · ss The Yankee Blade 229 · Told by a Dead Man · Enrique H. Lewis · ss 236 · The Third Maid · The Parson’s Wife · ss (r) 241 · Clearning Out a Rifle-pit · J. L. Ruple · ss Pittsburgh Press 244 · An Embarrassing Episode · Anon. · ss Truth; one of the “Queer Stories”. 251 · A Hero · His Friend · ss (r) 254 · “He” · S. Behrend; translated by I. Furst · ss; translated from the German. 263 · Missing—A Husband · Ada Cunnick Inchbold · ss The Argonaut 277 · Ned · Margaret Sutton Briscoe · ss Overland Monthly 295 · Jake Murphy’s Revenge · Daniel Dane · ss 301 · A Strange Confessor · Edward S. Van Zile · ss The St. Louis Republic

Romance: The Tales of the New York Story Club [v2 #3, July 1891] (15¢, 150pp, 5" x 8¼") Details supplied by Denny Lien. 311 · King David’s Friend · Walter Besant · ss The San Francisco Sunday Call 328 · The Woman’s Rose · Olive Schreiner · ss The New Review Jun 1891 332 · Suggested Suicide · Erckmann-Chatrian; translated by M. E. B. · ss; usually published as “The Invisible Eye”.; translated from the French (“L’œil invisible ou L’auberge des trois pendus”, 1857). 347 · The Broad Street Turn · Nym Crinkle · ss The (New York) Sunday World 354 · The Marseillaise · Henry Herrman · ss The English Illustrated Magazine 375 · The Lady-Cashier · Eugene Chavette; translated by Isabel Smithson · ss Epoch 379 · The Fencing Master · Arch Jennings · ss San Francisco Chronicle 391 · The Idler and the Fig · Alphonse Daudet; translated by Eva Rendle · ss 395 · The Wrong Door · W. C. Morrow · ss The Argonaut 405 · Sawed-Off · Acton Davies · ss The Evening Sun 410 · The Silver Bullet · Anon. · ss The True Flag 418 · Dick’s Ghost · Lewis W. Smith · ss 426 · Walter Schnaff’s Adventure · Guy de Maupassant · ss The Boston Transcript; translated from the French. 434 · A Napoleon of Finance · Austyn Granville · ss Chicago Journal 438 · Magical Music · Richard Marsh · ss Gentleman’s Magazine

Romance: The Tales of the New York Story Club [v3 #1, August 1891] (15¢, 152pp, 5" x 8¼") Details supplied by Denny Lien. 3 · Jenny · Victor Hugo · ss The Strand Magazine May 1891; translated from the French. 8 · Out of a Pioneer’s Trunk · Bret Harte · ss San Francisco Chronicle May 10 1891 15 · The Livingstone Inquest · Charles Scates · nv 38 · How a Woman Settled It · Ludovic Halévy; translated by M. E. B. · ss (r) 47 · To Please His Wife · Thomas Hardy · ss New York Herald 66 · The Soul of the Cat · Fred A. Wilson · ss The Evening Sun 74 · On the Stairs · Ernest d’Hervilly; translated by M. G. Humphreys · pl (r) 83 · “Semper Idem” · Alice C. Getchell · ss 93 · Pharaoh’s Lean Kine · Samuel Behrend; translated by I. Furst · ss 97 · A Strange Passenger · Edward Heins · ss Gentleman’s Magazine 106 · The Frolicsome Mandarin · Emma Carleton · ss 110 · Findelkind · Ouida · nv Belgravia; possibly as “A Child’s Story”. 138 · Earning an Epitaph · Acton Davies · ss The Evening Sun 144 · Skimpsey · Alfred Stoddard · ss 150 · A Battle Within a Battle · M. Quad · vi The (New York) Sunday World

Romance: The Tales of the New York Story Club [v3 #2, September 1891] (15¢, 152pp, 5" x 8¼") Our copy is misbound and thus missing pp. 281-296, so I lack information on two stories. Details supplied by Denny Lien. 155 · The Lost Leg · Zschokke; translated by D. J. Davison · ss Detroit Free Press 162 · I Will Not Leave You Comfortless · Hal Reid · vi The Galveston News 165 · The Jewels · Guy de Maupassant; translated by Dr. Wallace Wood · ss (r); translated from the French (“Les Bijoux”, Gil Blas, March 27, 1883 as by Maufrigneuse). 172 · The Haunted Ghost · Anon. · ss Atalanta 186 · Suggestion · R. N.; translated by Edyth Kirkwood · ss Le Petit Journal 192 · Sold for a Silk Rag · Mrs. Frank Penny · ss London Society 201 · The Wager · Anon. · pl; “Adapted”, no indication as to what it’s adapted from or by whom. 216 · A Bag of Coffee · Milton T. Adkins · ss The Yankee Blade 220 · Elegant Tom Dillar · Charles F. Briggs · ss Putnam’s Magazine 235 · Bentley’s Second Burial · Anon. · ss The Yankee Blade 244 · My Friend Slaughterer · François Coppée · ss 251 · The Red-Headed League [Sherlock Holmes] · Conan Doyle · nv The Strand Magazine Aug 1891; abridged. 270 · What Mrs. Johnnie Did · Acton Davies · ss The Evening Sun 275 · An Assumed Name · Paul Carson · ss The Waverly Magazine A Picture of French Life · Guy de Maupassant · ss (r); translated from the French. Heera Nund · F. A. Steele · ss (r) 299 · In the Tomb · Jules Lermina; translated by H. B. · ss; for a different translation see “A Duel” in the April 1891 issue.; translated from the French (“Dans la tombe”, La Terre illustree #7, December 1890).

Romance: The Tales of the New York Story Club [v3 #3, October 1891] (15¢, 150pp, 5" x 8¼") Details supplied by Denny Lien. 307 · A Pair of Ears · Anon. (by Charles Edwardes) · ss The Cornhill Magazine Aug 1891 322 · A Chinaman’s Baby God [Moi Hing] · Fred A. Wilson · ss The Evening Sun 326 · Sketched at Midnight · Erckmann-Chatrian; translated by Leonard S. Myers · ss (r); usually translated as “The Mysterious Sketch.”; translated from the French (“L’esquisse mystérieuse”, Les Contes Fantastiques, Hachette, 1860). 342 · A Leisurely Burglar · A. Rudolph Federmann · ss The St. Paul Pioneer Press 347 · The Three Friends; or, Monsieur Vincent’s Bright Idea · Camille Debans; translated by M. E. B. · ss 357 · Mrs. Professor Kramps · Anon. · nv Putnam’s Magazine 377 · The Love of Art · Eugene Labiche; translated, uncredited · pl (r) 391 · Trial by Judge · M. Quad · ss The Detroit Tribune 395 · Queen of the Red Chessmen · Lucretia P. Hale · nv The Atlantic Monthly Feb 1858, uncredited 422 · A Memory Lesson · Luke Sharp · ss Detroit Free Press 427 · A Merman of Maine · E. Carazza · ss The Portland Transcript 439 · Dr. Hendon’s Temptation · Anon. · ss Truth 449 · Tommy’s Tombstone · R. W. Stephens · ss The Philadelphia Press

Romance: The Tales of the New York Story Club [v4 #1, November 1891] (15¢, 128pp, 5" x 8¼") Details supplied by Denny Lien. 3 · Six and Half-a-Dozen · George William Curtis · ss (r); reprinted “by permission of the Harper Brothers.” 21 · His Mother · Hal Reid · ss 25 · A Prisoner of Assiout · Grant Allen · ss The Strand Magazine Aug 1891 36 · Moi Hing’s Christmas Tree [Moi Hing] · Fred. A. Wilson · ss The Evening Sun 41 · The Attack on the Mill · Emile Zola · nv; translated from the French (“L’Attaque du moulin”, Les Soirées de Médan, 1880). 61 · What Was It? [Harry Escott] · Fitz-James O’Brien · ss Harper’s New Monthly Magazine Mar 1859, uncredited 76 · John Temple · Mary Gay Humphreys · ss Epoch 83 · Salvation · Mathilde Serao; translated by A. H. Cady · ss (r); translated from the Italian. 90 · The Two Householders [Gabriel Foot, Highwayman] · Arthur Quiller Couch · ss The Day Feb 5 1891, as by Q 103 · The Finger of Fire · G. W. B. · ss The Yankee Blade 113 · He Had the Bulge · William Perry Brown · ss The Yankee Blade 117 · Queen Hortense · Guy de Maupassant; translated by Isabel Macdonald · ss; translated from the French. 125 · How Pete Saved the Levee · Patience Oriel · ss The Philadelphia Times

Romance: The Tales of the New York Story Club [v4 #2, December 1891] (15¢, 128pp, 5" x 8¼") Details supplied by Denny Lien. 131 · A Confederate Christmas · Nina Fitch · ss 138 · The Family Honor · J. M. Barrie · ss (r) 144 · What Came of a Surprise · Franz Reuter · ss; translated from the German. 157 · Maggie Kelly’s Crisis · Charles A. Brodhead · ss The Evening Sun 162 · Full Fathom Five · Tom Hood · ss (r) 174 · Old Poverty’s Monument · J. S. Breckens · ss 178 · Bab · Stanley J. Weyman · nv The English Illustrated Magazine Aug 1884 203 · Jimmie Daly’s Christmas Present · Edward Harrigan · ss The Dramatic Mirror 212 · The Duffer · W. E. Norris · ss 225 · On Bright Angel Trail · Frank B. Millard · ss The Argonaut 232 · Luke Venable’s Strange Experience · Anon. · ss All the Year Round 247 · 71 and 72 · Johanna Staats · ss 251 · The Old Oak-Tree’s Last Dream · Hans Andersen · ss (r)

Romance: The Tales of the New York Story Club [v6 #1, May 1892] (25¢, 160pp) Details supplied by Denny Lien. 3 · The Two William Wilsons · Edgar Allan Poe · nv The Gift: a Christmas and New Year’s Present for 1840, Carey & Hart 1839, as “William Wilson” 18 · Loosha · Anon. (by Richard Dehan) · ss St. James Gazette; has also appeared as “The Checkmating of Mr. Brown”. 24 · “Miss Pernickity” · Acton Davies · ss The Waverly Magazine 37 · Who Wrote the Play? · Alexandre Dumas; translated by Ralph Edmunds · ss 46 · A Shadow Cast Before · Julian Stuart · ss Indianapolis News 53 · Sir Edric’s Pearl · Anon. · nv Longman’s Magazine 74 · The Revised Edition · Madge Robertson · ss 78 · Her Husband’s Valet · Alice S. Wolf · ss The Argonaut 85 · The Revenge of a Bad Fellow · Paul Celieres; translated by Elizabeth Elliot · nv 106 · The Box Tunnel · Charles Reade · ss Bentley’s Miscellany Nov 1853 115 · Proconsul Carrier · Isabel Smithson · ss (r); from New York Home Journal. 122 · A Dowry of Herrings · Hippolyte Etiennez; translated by Mary Cruger · ss 129 · The Shattered Harp · Theodor Korner; translated by Katherine P. McAssey · ss 133 · Condy Cullen · William Carleton · ss The National Magazine 1830, as “Condy Cullen and the Gauger” 145 · A Maniac’s Whim · Anon.; translated by Elizabeth Wormeley Latimer · ss Le Figaro Illustre 153 · The Firkin · Guy de Maupassant; translated by C. S. Hartmann · ss; translated from the French. 159 · The Little Watches · Anon. · vi (r); from Little Rock Gazette.