II. PROSE
GREAT MODERN ENGLISH STORIES
Great Modern English Stories: An Anthology. Edited by E. J. O’Brien. New York, 1919. (Boni and Liveright.)
Contains: “A Sick Collier,” by Mr. Lawrence. This story was reprinted from The Prussian Officer.
ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE
1920
All Things Are Possible / By Leo Shestov / Authorised Translation / By S. S. Koteliansky / With a Foreword by / D. H. Lawrence / London: Martin Secker
Collation:—pp. 248, consisting of half-title (verso blank), pp. (1, 2); title-page, as above (with First published in England, 1920 on verso), pp. (3, 4); biographical and bibliographical Note (verso blank), pp. (5, 6); Foreword, pp. 7-12; divisional fly-leaf, with Part I / Zu fragmentarisch ist Welt und Leben. / H. Heine. on recto (verso blank), pp. (13, 14); text, pp. 15-(244). Printers’ imprint, beneath thin line, at foot of p. (244) as follows: The London and Norwich Press, Limited, London and Norwich, England Pp. (245-248) blank.
Crown 8vo, 7½ × 5; issued in purple cloth; front and back covers blank; backbone has white paper title-and-name label lettered across in purple as follows: All / Things Are / Possible / (diamond) / Shestov Top edges cut; fore edges unopened; bottom edges untrimmed. End-papers white.
To this volume Mr. Lawrence contributed the “Foreword,” which occupies pages 7-12.
THE NEW KEEPSAKE FOR THE YEAR 1921
Published December 1920
The New (two vertical lines) Le Nouveau / Keepsake / For (two vertical lines) Pour / The Year (two vertical lines) L’Annee / 1921 / Edited by / X. M. Boulestin / With Plates Selected by / J. E. Laboureur / Published for X. M. Boulestin, 102, George Street / Portman Square, W., by the Chelsea Book Club / 65, Cheyne Walk, S. W. / London (two vertical lines) Paris
A note must suffice to describe this very beautiful anthology of English and French verse, prose, woodcuts, etchings, etc. The edition of The New Keepsake was limited to 620 copies for general distribution; 50 copies on Japanese vellum, numbered from 1 to 50; 20 copies on blue vellum, numbered from 51 to 70; 550 copies on hand-made paper, numbered from 71 to 620. The blue vellum copies were bound in black buckram, lettered in pink; those on hand-made paper were done in yellow buckram, lettered in black. I have not seen a copy of this book on Japanese vellum. Copies on this and blue vellum are, in the nature of things, now very scarce; but the cheapest form of the book can still be bought from dealers at a nominal advance over publication price, which was 18s. 6d.
“Adolf,” Mr. Lawrence’s contribution to The New Keepsake, occupies pages 19-33. It is a beautiful story—one which should certainly find a place in some future collection of his shorter pieces. “Adolf” was published in the Dial, September, 1920.
THE GENTLEMAN FROM SAN FRANCISCO
1922
The Gentleman from / San Francisco / and Other Stories / By / I. A. Bunin / Translated from the Russian by / S. S. Koteliansky and Leonard Woolf / Published by Leonard & Virginia Woolf at / The Hogarth Press, Paradise Road, Richmond / 1922
Collation:—pp. vi (preceded by leaf with signature a on recto, verso blank) + 88, consisting of half-title (verso blank), pp. (i, ii); title-page, as above (with Printed in Great Britain / by / William Clowes and Sons, Limited, / London and Beccles. on verso), pp. (iii, iv); table of Contents (verso blank), pp. v, (vi); text, pp. 1-86. P. (87) is occupied by list of Previous Publications of the Hogarth Press; p. (88) has announcements of Forthcoming Publications of the same. On title-page is tipped-in an erratum Note as follows: The first story in this book “The Gentleman / from San Francisco” is translated by D. H. / Lawrence and S. S. Koteliansky. Owing to / a mistake Mr. Lawrence’s name has been / omitted from the title-page. The three other / stories are translated by S. S. Koteliansky and / Leonard Woolf.
Crown 8vo, 7⅛ × 4¾; issued in decorated boards, with white paper title-and-name label on front cover lettered in black as follows: (a line) / The Gentleman from / (small ornament) San Francisco (small ornament) / and Other Stories. / (small ornament) / I. A. Bunin. / (a line). Paper label down the back lettered in black: The Gentleman from San Francisco. I. A. Bunin. Back cover blank. All edges cut flush with boards. End-papers white.
Mr. Lawrence’s contribution to this volume is pointed out in the erratum note quoted in the collation.
THE NEW DECAMERON
1922
The New Decameron / The Third Volume, Containing / Stories by / Compton Mackenzie / J. D. Beresford / D. H. Lawrence / Desmond Coke / Michael Sadleir / Norman Davey / Storm Jameson / Robert Keable / V. Sackville West / and / Bill Nobbs / Oxford / Basil Blackwell / 1922
Collation:—pp. viii + 232, consisting of half-title (verso blank), pp. (i, ii); title-page, as above (verso blank), pp. (iii, iv); table of Contents, pp. v, vi; A Note in Summary of / What Has Gone Before, pp. vii, viii; text, pp. (1)-(231). Printers’ imprint at foot of p. (231) as follows: Printed in Great Britain by Hazell, Watson & Viney, Ld., / London and Aylesbury. P. (232) is occupied by advertisements of four books published by Basil Blackwell.
Crown 8vo, 7⅝ × 5; issued in light blue boards, with natural linen cloth back; front and back covers blank; backbone has white paper title-and-name label lettered across in dark blue as follows: The New (small ornament) / Decameron / (small ornament) / Compton Mackenzie / J. D. Beresford / D. H. Lawrence / Michael Sadleir / Robert Keable / and Others / (small ornament). Top edges unopened; fore edges uncut and in part unopened; bottom edges untrimmed. End-papers white.
Three volumes of The New Decameron, an interesting anthology of modern prose tales, have thus far been published. To the third of these volumes Mr. Lawrence contributed one of the greatest of his short stories—“Wintry Peacock,” which occupies pages 123-146. Although this story was included in England, My England, its first appearance between boards was as a part of the above collection. Mr. Lawrence did not contribute to the first two volumes of The New Decameron.
GEORGIAN STORIES
Georgian Stories. Selected by E. M. London, 1922. (Chapman and Hall.)
Contains: “The Shadow in the Rose Garden,” by Mr. Lawrence. Reprinted from The Prussian Officer.
THE BEST BRITISH SHORT STORIES FOR 1923
The Best British Short Stories for 1923. Selected by Edward J. O’Brien and John Cournos. Boston (1924). (Small, Maynard and Company.)
Contains: “The Horse-Dealer’s Daughter,” by Mr. Lawrence. Reprinted from England, My England.
STORIES FROM THE DIAL
Published August 1924
(Ornament across top) Stories / from / the Dial / (publisher’s device) / Lincoln MacVeagh / The Dial Press / New York (dot) MCMXXIV / (ornament across bottom)
Collation:—pp. vi + 330, consisting of half-title (with list, dated 1924, of four books published At the Sign of / The Cupid and Lion on verso), pp. (i, ii); title-page, as above (with Copyright, 1924, / By Dial Press, Incorporated / Printed in U. S. A. / Vail-Ballou Press, Inc. / Binghampton and New York on verso), pp. (iii, iv); table of Contents (verso blank), pp. (v, vi); divisional half-title (verso blank), pp. (1, 2); text, pp. 3-321; p. (322) blank. Divisional fly-leaf, with Appendix on recto (verso blank), pp. (323, 324); Appendix, pp. 325-330.
Crown 8vo, 7½ × 5; issued in batik boards, with dark blue cloth back, approximating half-cloth; front and back covers blank; backbone lettered across in gilt as follows: Stories / from the / Dial / (small ornament) / (publisher’s device) / The Dial Press Top edges yellow and cut; fore and bottom edges untrimmed. End-papers fawn-colored.
Mr. Lawrence is represented in this volume by “Rex,” a dog story, which was published in the Dial, February, 1921.
The appendix of Stories from the Dial gives brief accounts of the authors represented in the anthology, together with check-lists of their principal works. The bibliographical note on Mr. Lawrence is very inaccurate.
MEMOIRS OF THE FOREIGN LEGION
Published September 1924
Memoirs of the / Foreign Legion / By / M. M. / With an Introduction by / D. H. Lawrence / 1924 / (a line) / London: Martin Secker
Collation:—pp. 320, consisting of two blank leaves, pp. (1-4); half-title (verso blank), pp. (5, 6); title-page, as above (with London: Martin Secker (Ltd.) / 1924 at foot of verso), pp. (7, 8); divisional fly-leaf, with Introduction on recto (verso blank), pp. (9, 10); Introduction, pp. 11-94; pp. (95, 96) blank; divisional half-title, with signature G (verso blank), pp. (97, 98); Publisher’s Note—in all eight lines (verso blank), pp. (99, 100); text, pp. 101-(320). Printers’ imprint at foot of p. (320) as follows: Printed in Great Britain at / The Mayflower Press, Plymouth. William Brendon & Son, Ltd.
Crown 8vo, 7½ × 5; issued in black cloth; front cover lettered in gilt as follows: Memoirs of the Foreign Legion / By M. M. Backbone lettered across in gilt: Memoirs / of the / Foreign / Legion / (small ornament) / M. M. / Secker. Back cover blank. Top edges red and cut; fore edges rough trimmed; bottom edges untrimmed. End-papers white.
To this volume Mr. Lawrence contributed a long and brilliant introduction; presumably, the editorial responsibility for the book was also largely his—in all, an item of the first importance.
THE SHORT STORY’S MUTATIONS
The Short Story’s Mutations. Frances Newman. New York, 1924. (B. W. Huebsch.)
Contains: “The Shades of Spring,” by Mr. Lawrence. This story was reprinted from The Prussian Officer.