THE BIOGRAPHICAL ROLL OF HONOR OF AMERICAN SHORT STORIES

NOVEMBER, 1918, TO SEPTEMBER, 1919

Note. Only stories by American authors are listed. The best sixty stories are indicated by an asterisk before the title of the story. The index figures 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 prefixed to the name of the author indicate that his work has been included in the Rolls of Honor for 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, and 1918 respectively. The list excludes reprints.

(5) Abdullah, Achmed (for biography, see 1918). Dance on the Hill. *Honorable Gentleman. Alsop, Gulielma Fell. Born in Allegheny, Pa., graduated from Barnard College and from the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania, spent a year in special work at Vienna, and became attached to St. Elizabeth's Mission Hospital for Chinese women and children at Shanghai, China, where she eventually became physician-in-charge. She has travelled widely in Europe and Africa and her first volume will be published shortly. *Kitchen Gods. (345) Anderson, Sherwood (for biography, see 1917). *Awakening. (345) Andrews, Mary Raymond Shipman (for biography, see 1917). Queen. (345) Babcock, Edwina Stanton (for biography, see 1917). *Facing It. *Willum's Vanilla. Barnes, Djuna. Born at Cornwall-on-Hudson, N. Y., in 1892. Educated at home. Chief interests: drawing and writing. Author of "Book of Repulsive Women," 1915, and "Passion Play," 1918. Lives in New York City. *Night among the Horses. Valet. Bartlett, Frederick Orin. Born at Haverhill, Mass., in 1876, educated at Proctor Academy, Hanover, N. H., and Harvard University. Spent six years in newspaper work on Boston papers. Author of "Mistress Dorothy," 1901; "Joan of the Alley," 1905; "Web of the Golden Spider," 1909; "Seventh Noon," 1910; "Prodigal Pro Tem," 1911; "Forest Castaways," 1911; "Lady of the Lane," 1912; "Guardian," 1912; "Whippen," 1913; "Wall Street Girl," 1916; "Triflers," 1917, and many short stories. Lives in Cambridge, Mass. *Long, Long Ago. (234) Brown, Alice (for biography, see 1917). Praying Sally. (5) Brownell, Agnes Mary (for biography, see 1918). *Dishes. *Love's Labor. (3) Burnet, Dana. Born at Cincinnati, Ohio, 1888, and educated at Woodward High School, Cincinnati, and Cornell University. Connected with the New York Evening Sun since 1911. Author of "Poems," 1915; "Shining Adventure," 1916, and many short stories. Lives in New York City. Butterfly. Orchid. (145) Burt, Maxwell Struthers (for biography, see 1917). * Blood-Red One. Shining Armor. (5) Cabell, James Branch (for biography, see 1918). * Wedding Jest. Caylor, N. G. * Area of a Cylinder. Cohen, Octavus Roy. Born at Charleston, S. C., in 1891. Educated at Porter Military Academy and Clemson College. Married Inez Lopez, 1914. Civil engineer 1909 and 1910; newspaper man 1910-12; practised law 1913 to 1915, since which he has devoted himself exclusively to writing. Author of "The Other Woman," 1917 (with J. V. Glesy); "Six Seconds of Darkness," 1918; "Polished Ebony," 1919. Lives in Birmingham, Ala. Queer House. Collier, Tarleton. Gracious Veil. (2) Comfort, Will Levington. Born at Kalamazoo, Mich., 1878. Educated in the Detroit public schools, served in Fifth U.S. Cavalry during the Spanish-American War, and as war correspondent in the Philippines, China, Russia and Japan, 1899 to 1904. Author of "Routledge Rides Alone," 1910; "Fate Knocks at the Door," 1912; "Down Among Men," 1913; "Midstream," 1914; "Red Fleece," 1915; "Lot and Company," 1915; "Child and Country," 1916; "The Hive," 1918. Lives in Santa Monica, Cal. Skag. (24) Cowdery, Alice (for biography, see 1917). Spiral. Cram, Mildred. Born in Washington, D. C, 1889. After four years of study in New York private schools, went abroad for six years of travel. Chief interests: music, the theater, house-keeping, and short stories. First short story: "A Stab at Happiness," published in All-Story Weekly, 1915. Author of "Old Seaport Towns of the South," 1917, and "Lotus Salad," 1920. Lives in New York City. McCarthy. Cranston, Claudia. *Invisible Garden. (45) Dobie, Charles Caldwell (for biography, see 1917). Called to Service. (3) Dreiser, Theodore. Born at Terre Haute, Ind., 1871. Educated in the public schools of Warsaw, Ind., and Indiana University, and married in 1898. Engaged in newspaper work in Chicago and St. Louis, 1892-4; editor of Every Month. 1895-8; special editorial work, 1898-1905; editor of Smith's Magazine, 1905-6; Broadway Magazine, 1906-7; Butterick publications, 1907-10. Organized National Child's Rescue campaign, 1907. Author of "Sister Carrie," 1900; "Jennie Gerhardt," 1911; "Financier," 1912; "Traveller at Forty," 1913; "Titan," 1914; "Junius," 1915; "Plays of the Natural and Supernatural," 1916; "Hoosier Holiday," 1916; "Free," 1918; "Twelve Men," 1919; "Hand of the Potter," 1919; "Hey-Rub-a-Dub," 1920; "Bulwark," 1920. Lives in New York City. *Old Neighborhood. (5) "Elderly Spinster" (Margaret Wilson) (for biography, see 1918). Mother. Fish, Horace. Born in New York City, 1885. His first story, "Fuego," was published in Harper's Magazine in 1912. He lives in New York City. *Wrists on the Door. (45) Geer, Cornelia Throop (for biography, see 1918). Study in Light and Shade. Gillmore, Inez Haynes. See Irwin, Inez Haynes. Giovannitti, Arturo. *Eighth Day. (45) Glaspell, Susan. (for biography, see 1917). *Busy Duck. *"Government Goat." *Pollen. (5) Goodman, Henry (for biography, see 1918). *Stone. (5) Hall, May Emery (for biography, see 1918). Lamp of Remembrance. (34) Hallet, Richard Matthews (for biography, see 1917). *Anchor. *To the Bitter End. Harrison, Don. *Mixing. Harrison, Grover. Greatest Gift. (25) Hecht, Ben (for biography, see 1918). Dog Eat Dog. Yellow Goat. (5) Hergesheimer, Joseph (for biography, see 1918). *Meeker Ritual. (2345) Hurst, Fannie (for biography, see 1917). *Humoresque. Imrie, Walter McLaren. A young Canadian writer, who served in the Canadian Hospital Service during the war. Lives in Toronto, Ont. Daybreak. Ingersoll, Will E. Born at High Bluff, Manitoba, in 1880. Two months later his father continued his journey west to Shoal Lake, Manitoba, where he took up a homestead. Received his education partly at the village school, partly from the Anglican clergyman who was a friend of his father, but mostly from a trunk full of books which his father and mother had brought from the East. Came to Winnipeg in his early twenties with one hundred and fifty dollars; hired a garret and wrote hard while the money lasted; placed his first story with Everybody's Magazine, August, 1905, and has been in journalism since. He is now on the Winnipeg Free Press. Author of "Road that Led Home," 1918. Lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba. *Centenarian. (3) Irwin, Inez Haynes (Inez Haynes Gillmore). Born at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1873. Educated in the Girls' High School and Normal School, Boston, and Radcliffe College. Married to Will Irwin. Author of "June Jeopardy," 1908; "Maida's Little Shop," 1910; "Phœbe and Ernest," 1910; "Janey," 1911; "Phœbe, Ernest and Cupid," 1912; "Angel Island," 1913; "Ollivant Orphans," 1915; "Lady of Kingdoms," 1917. Lives in Scituate, Mass. Treasure. Irwin, Wallace. Born at Oneida, N. Y., 1876. Educated at Denver High School and Leland Stanford University. Engaged in newspaper work in San Francisco, 1901; editor of Overland Monthly, 1902; on the staff of Collier's Weekly, 1906-7; member of Committee on Public Information, 1917-19. Author of "Love Sonnets of a Hoodlum," 1902; "Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, Jr.," 1902; "Fairy Tales up to Now," 1904; "Nautical Lays of a Landsman," 1904; "At the Sign of the Dollar," 1904; "Chinatown Ballads," 1905; "Random Rhymes and Odd Numbers," 1906; "Letters of a Japanese School Boy," 1909; "Mr. Togo, Maid of All Work," 1913; "Pilgrims into Folly," 1917. Lives in New York City. *Wandering Stars. (25) Johnston, Arthur (for biography, see 1918). *Riders in the Dark. (12) Johnston, Calvin. Born at Springfield, Mo., October 6, 1876. Educated in the common schools. Short story writer. Chief interests: Establishing National Commercial Airways; writing posthumous novel. Author of "The Pariah," published in Harper's Weekly, December 9, 1905; "Veteran's Last Campaign," Harper's Monthly, June, 1906. *Messengers. Jones, Howard Mumford. *Mrs. Drainger's Veil. (45) Kline, Burton (for biography, see 1917). Living Ghost. La Motte, Ellen N. *Under a Wine-Glass. (5) Lieberman, Elias (for biography, see 1918). *Thing of Beauty. (4) London, Jack (for biography, see 1917). On the Makaloa Mat. Macmanus, Seumas. Far Adventures of Billy Burns. Tinker of Tamlacht. Maxwell, Helena. Born November 22, 1896, in Iowa City, Iowa. Her father was Scotch, and was a surgeon in the regular army at the time of the Spanish-American War. Lived most of her life in Iowa. Attended school in Washington, D. C. Lived much in the South. Now a Senior at the University of Idaho, at Moscow, Idaho, where her husband, Baker Brownell, is an assistant professor of journalism. Chief interests, aside from writing, are Bach, the New Republic, woman suffrage, and climbing mountains. First story was written at the age of nine, offered to The Youth's Companion for $100. It was not accepted. First published story was in The Pagan, September, 1919, "West of Topeka." (2) Mitchell, Mary Esther. Born in New York City, 1863. Educated at the public schools of Bath, Me., and Radcliffe College. First short story published in the Youth's Companion, 1892 or 1893. Lives in Arlington, Mass. Jonas and the Tide. (3) Montague, Margaret Prescott. Born at White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., in 1878, and educated at home and in private schools. Author of "The Poet, Miss Kate and I," 1905; "Sowing of Alderson Cree," 1907; "In Calvert's Valley," 1908; "Linda," 1912; "Closed Doors," 1915. Lives in White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. *England to America. Moravsky, Maria. Born in Warsaw, Poland, Dec. 31, 1890. Received her primary school education in Poland and University education in Russia. Came to America in 1917. First short story published in English, "Friendship of Men," Harper's Magazine, Feb., 1919. Chief interests, poetry, travelling, psychology, and the welfare of humanity. Published several books in Russian between 1914 and 1917, including "By the Harbor," "Cinderella Thinks," "Orange Peels," and "Flowers in the Cellar." Used to write stories for the leading Russian magazines. "I think America taught me how to write better fiction, for the art of short story writing is more highly developed here. At first I wrote in Polish, then in Russian. I changed to English because yours is the richest language in the world. I try reverently to learn it well." Lives in New York City. Friendship of Men. Murray, Roy Irving. *First Commandment with Promise. Muth, Edna Tucker. White Wake. Nicholl, Louise Townsend. Born in Scotch Plains, N. J., in 1890, graduated from Smith College and has been on the staff of the New York Evening Post since 1913. Her chief interest is poetry, and she is now Associate Editor of Contemporary Verse. She is the author of a critical volume on John Masefield, to be published this season. Lives in New York City. Her first short story, "The Little Light," was published in the Stratford Journal in February, 1919. Little Light. (4) Norton, Roy (for biography, see 1917). This Hero Thing. Page, Helen. Born in Chestnut Hill, Mass., 1892. Graduated from the Misses Brown School, Providence, R. I., and Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, N. Y. Has been an errand girl in a department store, sold coats and suits, clerked in a book section, written advertising copy for woman's wear, written free lance articles, done publicity work, and is now conducting a tea room in Greenwich Village, New York City. "Rebound" is her first published story. *Rebound. (5) Patterson, Norma (for biography, see 1918). What They Brought Out of France. (5) Payne, Will (for biography, see 1918). Best-Laid Plan. (2) Pickthall, Marjorie L. Third Generation. (5) Pratt, Lucy (for biography, see 1918). *Man Who Looked Back. Ravenel, Beatrice. Born in Charleston, South Carolina. Educated at private school and Radcliffe, specializing in English. Chief interest: her daughter of fifteen, and books. First short story published in the Harvard Advocate, 1891. Lives in Charleston, South Carolina. High Cost of Conscience. Rendel, Lawrence. Mother. (35) Sedgwick, Anne Douglas (Mrs. Basil de Selincourt) (for biography, see 1918). *Autumn Crocuses. *Evening Primroses. Seiffert, Marjorie Allen. Born in Moline, Ill. Studied music for seven years and composed many songs, married and has two children. Began writing poetry in 1915, and short stories in 1918. First story published, "The Neighbor," Reedy's Mirror, Oct. 25, 1918. Graduate of Smith College. Author of "A Woman of Thirty," 1919. Lives in Moline, Ill. Peddler. Sidney, Rose. Grapes of the San Jacinto. (12345) Singmaster, Elsie (for biography, see 1917). Recompense. Solon, Israel. Was born in the government of Grodno, Russia, in 1875 or 1876. Came to Chicago in 1889. "My interest in writing goes back to my earliest memories of myself. I can still see myself as a little boy of three or four, sitting of Sabbath evenings, rubbing my eyes with my fists while my father recites wondrous tales of men and beasts in lands and times far removed from our own. I began reading for myself about the age of six or seven, and have kept at it ever since." Education acquired at odd times and places, after working hours and between working periods; took English courses at Lewis Institute, Chicago. Has been both an amateur and a professional labor agitator. All his interests concern themselves with social and intellectual problems. First story, "The Glorious Surrender," published in The Bulletin of the International Glove Workers' Union, April and May, 1912. Now lives in New York City. *"Boulevard." (2345) Steele, Wilbur Daniel (for biography, see 1917). *Accomplice After the Fact. *"For They Know Not What They Do." *For Where Is Your Fortune Now? *Goodfellow. *Heart of a Woman. *"La Guiablesse." *Luck. Sutherland, Marjorie. School Teacher. (1234) Synon, Mary (for biography, see 1917). *Loaded Dice. (5) Venable, Edward C. Race. (345) Vorse, Mary Heaton (for biography, see 1917). *Gift of Courage. *Man's Son. *Other Room. *Treasure. (5) Williams, Ben Ames (for biography, see 1918). *Field of Honor. Williams, Margaret Clark. *Drunken Passenger. Wilson, Margaret Adelaide. Perfect Interval. Wood, Julia Francis. Born in Leavenworth, Kansas, but has always lived in Kansas City, Mo. Educated at Smith College, Columbia University, and University of Madrid, Spain. Teaches French in a private school. Chief interests: people, travel, and the theatre. First short story, "Cupid and Jimmy Curtis," Century, Oct., 1910. "It Is the Spirit that Quickeneth." Wormser, G. Ranger. Child Who Forgot to Sing. Little Lives. Yeaman, Anna Hamilton. Born in Rye, N. Y., and is married. She is of Southern ancestry. Was educated in private schools, and published her first short story, "Concerning Christopher," in Leslie's Monthly, 1902. Author of "My Lil' Angelo," 1903. Lives in Madison, N. J. To the Utmost. Yezierska, Anzia. Born in Russia in 1886. Came to New York in 1895. Her schooling began in the sweatshop when she was nine years old—ten and twelve hours a day, seven days a week, for a dollar and a half. She is driven by one desire: to learn how to write. Her hours of work to earn mere bread and rent have been so long that she has never had yet a chance to learn good English in her opinion, and that is why she writes in dialect. Her first story, "The Free Vacation House," appeared in The Forum, December, 1915. Lives in New York City. *"Fat of the Land." *Miracle.