III. Translations
Balzac, Honore de. (1799-1850.) (French.)
***Afflictions of an English Cat. Van Vechten A. 103.
Baudelaire, Charles Pierre. (1821-1867.) (French.)
***Generous Gambler. Rudwin. 162.
Beza, M. (Roumanian.)
***Dead Pool. Roumania. 109.
***Gardana. Roumania. 93.
**Zidra. Roumania. 85.
Bratescu-Voineshti, Al. (Roumanian.)
***Bird of Ill Omen. Roumania. 261
***Fledgling. Roumania. 167.
"Caballero, Ferman." (Mrs. Cecelia Bohl Von Faber.) (Spanish.)
*Devil's Mother-in-Law. Rudwin. 149.
Caragiale, I.L. (Roumanian.) (See 1920.)
**At Manjoala's Inn. Roumania. 35.
***Easter Torch. Roumania. 11.
Cargo, Francis. (French.) (See 1920.)
Jim of Molock's Bar. New Dec. B. 9.
Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich. (1861-1904.) (Russian.) (See 1918 and 1920.)
**Actor's End. Chekhov. G. 303.
***After the Theatre. Chekhov. F. 79.
**Avenger. Chekhov G. 245.
***Beauties. Chekhov F. 277.
**Beggar. Chekhov G. 179.
***Bet. Chekhov F. 253.
***Cattle-Dealers. Chekhov F. 113.
***Champagne. Chekhov F. 67.
**Darkness. Chekhov G. 171.
***Dead Body. Chekhov G. 131.
***Defenceless Creature. Chekhov G. 265.
*Enigmatic Nature. Chekhov G. 275.
***First-Class Passenger. Chekhov F. 179.
***Frost. Chekhov G. 209.
*Gone Astray. Chekhov G. 237.
*Happy Ending. Chekhov G. 141.
**Happy Man. Chekhov G. 281.
***Head Gardener's Story. Chekhov F. 267.
***Horse-Stealers. Chekhov G. 3.
***In Exile. Chekhov F. 97.
**In the Coach-House. Chekhov F. 229.
**In Trouble. Chekhov G. 197.
**Jenne Premier. Chekhov G. 255.
***Lady's Story. Chekhov F. 87.
**Looking-Glass. Chekhov G. 151.
*Minds in Ferment. Chekhov G. 229.
***Misery. Chekhov F. 55.
***Nervous Breakdown. Chekhov F. 17.
***Old Age. Chekhov G. 161.
***On Official Duty. Chekhov F. 153.
***Panic Fears. Chekhov F. 241.
**Petchenyeg. Chekhov G. 113.
***Requiem. Chekhov F. 219.
***Safety Match. French F. 229.
***Schoolmistress. Chekhov F. 1.
***Shoemaker and the Devil. Chekhov F. 293.
*Slander. Chekhov G. 221.
***Small Fry. Chekhov F. 213.
***Sorrow. Chekhov F. 141.
*Story Without a Title. Chekhov G. 189.
***Tragic Actor. Chekhov F. 193.
***Transgression. Chekhov F. 201.
***Troublesome Visitor. Chekhov G. 291.
***Ward No. 6. Chekhov G. 29.
Corovich, Svetozar. (1875-1918.) (Jugo-Slav.)
***Hodja Saleek. Jugo-Slav. 205
Creanga, I. (Roumanian.)
***Old Nichifor, the Impostor. Roumania. 115.
Daudet, Alphonse. (1840-1897.) (French.) (See 1918.)
**Three Low Masses. Rudwin. 167.
Delavrancea, B. (Roumanian.)
***Irinel. Roumania. 267.
Deulin, Charles. (French.)
*Devil's Round. Rudwin. 203.
Dombrovsky, Ignatius. (Polish.)
*Legend on the Saturday Sunbeam. Ragozin. 3:165.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor Mikharlovich. (1821-1881.) (Russian.) (See 1918 and 1920.)
***Beggar Boy at Christ's Christmas Tree. Ragozin. 3:173.
"France, Anatole." (Jacques-Anatole Thibault.) (1844- .) (French.) (See 1918.)
***Lucifer. Rudwin. 250.
***Miracle of the Great St. Nicolas. France. 43.
***Seven Wives of Bluebeard. France. 3.
***Shirt. France. 119.
***Story of the Duchess of Cicogne and of Monsieur de Boulingrin. France. 93.
Gaboriau, Emile. (1835-1873.) (French.)
*Interview with M. Lecoq. McSpadden C. 29.
Gautier, Theophile. (1811-1872.) (French.) (See 1918.)
***Mummy's Foot. French D. 77.
Glisich, Milovan. (1827-1908.) (Jugo-Slav.)
***First Furrow. Jugo-Slav. 109.
Gogol, Nikolai Vasilievich. (1809-1852.) (Russian.) (See 1918 and 1920.)
***St. John's Eve. Rudwin. 56.
"Gorki Maxim." (Alexei Maximovich Pyeshker.) (1868 or 1869- .) (Russian.) (See 1918 and 1920.)
***Devil. Rudwin. 257.
Hamp, Pierre. (French.)
***Mademoiselle Sowrire. Hamp. 61.
***Man With a Soft Job. Hamp. 44.
***"Miller, You're Asleep." Hamp. 133.
***Monsieur Becqueriaux. Hamp. 187.
***Monsieur Robled's Throat. Hamp. 29.
***Nonnon. Hamp. 11.
***Screen. Hamp. 199.
**Seine Rises. Hamp. 71.
***Sweet Smeller. Hamp. 21.
***Tight-Wads. Hamp. 37.
***At the Chevalier Restaurant. Hamp. 94.
*At the Express Window. Hamp. 89.
***Boxers. Hamp. 146.
***Bourbon's Pleasures. Hamp. 157.
***Fat-Mouth. Hamp. 104.
**Fly-Catcher. Hamp. 111.
***Fried-Potato Sisters. Hamp. 3.
***Gracieuse. Hamp. 54.
**Joy Boys. Hamp. 170.
*King's C's. Hamp. 193.
Hauff, Wilhelm. (1802-1827.) (German.)
**From the Memoirs of Satan. Rudwin. 46.
Hugo, Victor. (1802-1885.)
**Corvette Claymore. French G. 181.
Jovanovich, Zmaj-Jovan. (1833-1904.) (Jugo-Slav.)
***Vidosava Brankovich. Jugo-Slav. 79.
Korolenko, Vladimir Galaktionovich. (1853- .) (Russian.) (See 1920.)
***"Slayer." Ragozin. 4:109.
***Winter. Ragozin. 4:174.
Lazarovich, Lazar. (1851-1890.) (Jugo-Slav.)
***By the Well. Jugo-Slav. 123.
***First Matins with My Father. Jugo-Slav. 19.
Le Blanc, Maurice. (1864- .) (French.)
Sign of the Shadow. McSpadden C. 261.
Lermontof, Michail Yurievich. (1814-1841.) (Russian.)
***Travelling Episode. Ragozin. 1:171.
Lesskof, Nicolas Stepanovich. (1831-1895.) (Russian.)
**Friends. Ragozin. 3:52.
***From an Old Chronicle. Ragozin. 3:99.
**Pearl Necklace. Ragozin. 3:20.
***Simpleton. Ragozin. 3:3.
Ljubisa. Stjepan Mitror. (1821-1878.) (Jugo-Slav.)
***Kanjosh Macedonovich. Jugo-slav. 51.
"Loti, Pierre." (Louis-Marie-Julien Viaud.) (1850- .) (French.)
***Sailor's Wife. French G. 250.
Machiavelli, Niccolo. (1469-1527.) (Italian.)
**Belphagor, or the Marriage of the Devil. Rudwin. 14.
Mamin-Sibiriàk, D.W. (Russian.)
***Father Elect. Ragozin 2:147.
***Misgir. Ragozin 2:103.
Matavulya, Simo. (1852-1908.) (Jugo-Slav.)
***Povareta. Jugo-Slav. 187.
Maupassant, Henri Rene Albert Guy de. (1850-1893.) (French.) (See 1918.)
***Horla. French C. 84.
**Legend of Mont St. Michel. Rudwin. 222.
***Man with the Pale Eyes. French D. 230.
Negruzzi, C. (Roumanian.)
**Alexandru Lapushneanu. Roumania. 51.
*Niedzwiecki, Zygmunt. (Polish.)
*In May. Ragozin 2:201.
Popovici-Banatzeanu, Ion. (Roumanian.)
***Out in the World. Roumania. 207.
Pushkin, Alexander Sergeyevich. (1799-1837.) (Russian.) (See 1920.)
***Good Shot. Ragozin 1:51.
***Masquerading. Ragozin 1:5.
***Queen of Spades. Ragozin 1:107.
***Snowstorm. Ragozin 1:79.
Sadoveanu, M. (Roumanian.)
***Cozma Racoare. Roumania. 141.
**Fairy of the Lake. Roumania. 1.
***Wanderers. Roumania. 157.
Saltykof, M.Y. "N. Schedrin." (1826-1889.) (Russian.)
***Christmas Sermon. Ragozin 2:5.
***Eagle, Patron of Learning. Ragozin 2:77.
***Lost Conscience. Ragozin 2:49.
**Peasant and the Two Excellencies. Ragozin 2:31.
Slavici, I. (Roumanian.)
***Popa Tanda. Roumania. 175.
Sluchevsky, K.Y. (Russian.)
**Can the End Justify the Means? Ragozin 2:169.
**Coward or Hero? Ragozin 2:185.
Staninokovich, Constantine Mikhailovich. (1844-1903.) (Russian.)
*Bobtail. Ragozin 4:6.
*Convict. Ragozin 4:56.
Tolstoi, Lyof Nikolaievich, Count. (1828-1910.) (Russian.) (See 1918 and 1920.)
***Three Deaths. Ragozin 3:187.
Turgenev, Ivan Sergievich. (1818-1883.) (Russian.) (See 1920.)
***Father Alexey's Story. Turgenev. 125.
***Quiet Backwater. Turgenev. 217.
***Three Meetings. Turgenev. 155.
***Two Friends. Turgenev. 1.
Uspensky, Glieb Ivanovich. (1840-1905.) (Russian.)
*Inspecting the Bride. Ragozin 2:212.
Veselinovich, Janko. (1862-1905.) (Jugo-Slav.)
***Eternity. Jugo-Slav. 227.
***Kum's Curse. Jugo-Slav. 151.
Villiers de L'Isle-Adam. Philippe Auguste Mathias, Comte de. (1840-1889.) (French.)
***Torture By Hope. French E. 149.
Zeisinger, Helen. (Polish.)
*Christmas Eve in the Forest. Ragozin 2:235.
MAGAZINE AVERAGES
OCTOBER, 1920, TO SEPTEMBER, 1921
The following table includes the averages of American periodicals published from October, 1920, to September, 1921, inclusive. One two, three asterisks are employed to indicate relative distinction. "Three-asterisk stories" are of somewhat permanent literary value. The list excludes reprints.
| Periodicals (Oct.-Sept.) | No. of Stories Published | No. of Distinctive Stories Published | Percentage of Distinctive Stories Published | ||||
| * | ** | *** | * | ** | *** | ||
| All's Well | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 21 | 14 |
| Asia | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 9 | 0 |
| Atlantic Monthly | 20 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 65 | 35 | 15 |
| Century | 50 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 70 | 30 | 10 |
| Chicago Tribune | 52 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 2 |
| Collier's Weekly | 106 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Cosmopolitan | 83 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 2 |
| Dial | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 100 | 88 | 69 |
| Everybody's Magazine | 91 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 1 |
| Good Housekeeping | 46 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 2 |
| Harper's Bazar | 32 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 0 |
| Harper's Magazine | 53 | 39 | 24 | 10 | 74 | 45 | 19 |
| Hearst's International | 79 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 0 |
| Ladies' Home Journal | 52 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| McCall's Magazine | 48 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 0 |
| McClure's Magazine | 46 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 2 |
| Metropolitan | 74 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 4 |
| Midland | 15 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 93 | 53 | 20 |
| New York Tribune | |||||||
| Pictorial Review | 65 | 46 | 31 | 21 | 71 | 48 | 32 |
| Red Book Magazine | 116 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Saturday Evening Post | 221 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 1 |
| Scribner's Magazine | 46 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 52 | 17 | 9 |
| Smart Set | 115 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 7 | 4 |
The following tables indicate the rank, during the period between October, 1920, and September, 1921, inclusive, by number and percentage of distinctive stories published, of the twenty-three periodicals coming within the scope of my examination which have published an average of 15 per cent in stories of distinction. The lists exclude reprints but not translations.